Sgt. Harrison Clark - Colonie, NY - Medal Of Honor Resting Places on Waymarking.com

The grave of is located in a family plot marked by a monument with the family name CLARK on the front and a bronze Medal of Honor plaque on the back. The front of the monument is inscribed:

HARRISON CLARK
APRIL 10, 1842-APRIL 18, 1913
EMMA CLARK
JULY 7, 1843-MARCH 11, 1880
WILLIE CLARK
AGE 6 MONTHS

The bronze Medal of Honor plaque has the image of the Medal of Honor and is is inscribed:

HARRISON CLARK
MEDAL OF HONOR
SERG CO E 125 NY INF
CIVIL WAR
APR 10 1842 APR 18 1913

Harrison Clark was serving with the 125th New York Infantry. For his valor on the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg, July 2, 1863, he given a field promotion to the rank of color sergeant. He was awarded the Medal of Honor on June 11, 1895. His citation reads:

Seized the colors and advanced with them after the color bearer had been shot.

Corporal Clark's regiment was attacked by Confederate forces under General James Longstreet on Emmitsburg Road and Cemetery Hill. The regiment's color bearer had been shot as soon as they entered the field. Corporal Clark then grabbed the flag and carried it as the regiment took heavy fire and crashed headlong into General William Barksdale's Mississippi brigade. The Confederate forces were halted and his unit then returned to its initial position near Cemetery Hill, having lost over 100 men. Harrison Clark was left with severe wounds.

Armed Service: Army

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