Congressional Medals of Honor Awarded to members of the 100th Pensylvania Volunteer Regiment, "The Roundheads"
OLIVER, CHARLES
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company M, 100th Pennsylvania Infantry. Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 25 March 1865. Entered service at: Allegheny County, Pa. Birth: Allegheny County, Pa. Date of issue. 3 July 1865. Citation: Capture of flag of 31st Georgia Infantry (C.S.A.).
Richland Cemetery, Dravosburg, PA
Burial Site of MOH winner, Sgt. Charles Oliver, Co. M
| CHAMBERS, JOSEPH B.
Rank and organization: Private, Company F, 100th Pennsylvania Infantry. Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 25 March 1865. Entered service at: East Brook, Pa. Birth: Beaver County, Pa. Date of issue: 27 July 1871. Citation: Capture of colors of 1st Virginia Infantry (C.S.A.).
Burial: The following text of Joseph B. Chambers service comes from the Lawrence County Historical Society Website:
Believed to be the county's only Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, Joseph B. Chambers, a member of Company F of the Roundhead Regiment, was sent ahead of a skirmish in advance of the line of battle. At the edge of a road, Chambers observed the Confederate colors, jumped over resting troops and grabbed the flag pole holding the enemy flag. When the color bearer rushed to regain the flag, there was a tussle. The Confederate soldiers did not shoot for fear of hitting the color bearer. Meanwhile, the Union soldiers advanced quickly and captured the large Confederate detachment. A short time later, Pvt. Chambers, already in possession of the enemy flag, stopped a Confederate officer and took his sword. Pvt. Chambers was the father of Judge James A. Chambers. (Photo courtesy of Mrs. James E. Chambers). Author's Note: Both Congressional Medals of Honor were awarded for gallantry and bravery in front of Petersburg at the retaking of Fort Stedman, March 25, 1865.
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