James M. Cutts

Captain James Madison Cutts Jr. was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Cutts received the countrys highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during the Battles of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania and Petersburg in Virginia in May and June 1864. He was honored with the award onMay 1891.

Cutts was born in Washington D.C. in 1838. He was the grandson of congressman Richard Cutts, who was married to a sister of First Lady Dolley Madison.

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