DOB/DOD: April ?, 1837 * (Old Lyme, CT) – February 22, 1903 (New Haven, CT); 65 years old
MARITAL STATUS: Married to Amelia J. Bradley (1846-1897). Married to Lucy A. Stevens (1852-1922) on September 11, 1898, in Hamden, Connecticut.
CHILDREN: Two sons, George A. (1870-1928) and Leland T. (1876-1935). One daughter, Carrie A. Tucker Smallman (1866-1917).
ENLISTMENT: April 25, 1861, in Sprague, Connecticut
* The exact Date of Birth is unknown.
FAMILY: Born to Giles (1811-1870) and Lucy A. Havens Tucker (1810-?). Four sisters, Martha (1833-1892), Margaret (1840-?), Chloe (1841-?), and Ann M. (1853-1862). Three brothers, Frank (1845-1863), Samuel (1847-?), and James (1849-1917).
MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION
AWARDED FOR ACTIONS DURING: Civil War
BRANCH OF SERVICE: Army
UNIT: Company F, 10th Connecticut Infantry
DATE OF ISSUE AND PRESENTATION: May 12, 1865
AGE ON THE DAY OF THE EVENT: 27
CITATION:
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Allen Tucker, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 2 April 1865, while serving with Company F, 10th Connecticut Infantry, in action at Petersburg, Virginia, for gallantry as Color Bearer in the assault on Fort Gregg.
Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, 769 Ella T. Grasso Boulevard, New Haven, Connecticut; Grand Army of the Republic Plot, Grave 323 South. Photos by Jeff DeWitt.
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