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James Pond

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient

Died when: 65 years 10 days (780 months)
Star Sign: Gemini

 

James Pond

James Burton Pond (June 11, 1838 – June 21, 1903) was an abolitionist and an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

For his actions during the Battle of Baxter Springs, he received the Medal of Honor.Returning to civilian life, he became a successful lecture manager whose clients included Mark Twain, Winston Churchill, and Henry Morton Stanley.


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