9TH NEW YORK VOL. INF.
(HAWKINS' ZOUAVES)
Medal of Honor Recipentes
J. C. JULIUS LANGBEIN
Rank and organization: Musician, Company B, 9th New York Infantry. Place and date: At Camden, N.C., 19 April 1862. Entered service at: New York, N.Y. Born: 29 September 1846, Germany. Date of issue: 7 January 1895. Citation: A drummer boy, 15 years of age, he voluntarily and under a heavy fire went to the aid of a wounded officer, procured medical ass1stance for him, and aided in carrying him to a place of safety.
Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx NY
ADOLPHE LIBAIRE
Rank and organization: Captain, Company E, 9th New York Infantry. Place and date: At Antietam, Md., 17 September 1862. Entered service at: New York, N.Y. Birth:------. Date of issue: 2 April 1898. Citation: In the advance on the enemy and after his color bearer and the entire color guard of 8 men had been shot down, this officer seized the regimental flag and with conspicuous gallantry carried it to the extreme front, urging the line forward.
Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn NY
THE VICTORY OF ROANOKE, FEB 8TH 1862
CURRIER & IVES
The brilliant and decisive bayonet charge
of the New York 9th Hawkins Zouaves.
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