title: Joseph Hedges (Medal of Honor)
text: # Joseph Hedges (Medal of Honor)
  
  Joseph Snively Hedges (1836 – 1910) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry as a First Lieutenant in the 4th U.S. Cavalry for action on December 17, 1864 near Harpeth River, Tennessee.
  
  ## Medal of Honor citation
  
  “At the head of his regiment charged a field battery with strong infantry supports, broke the enemy's line, and, with other mounted troops, captured three guns and many prisoners.”
  
  