going east, one of the brakemen named Pinkerton R. Vaughn, was struck on the head by an overhead Bridge west of City Avenue, causing death in about 40 minutes. He was 25 years old and leaves a wife and one child. He was buried from his late residence 32d and Bearing st. West Philadelphia. Mr. Vaughn served all through the war in the navy and received a medal of honor from the War Department for bravery while in action. It seems hard that he should meet so untimely a death. M.S. Chalfount of West Chester was the conductor on the train. The parents of the deceased reside at Downingtown. Vaughn's widow, Elizabeth, died in Camden, New Jersey on December 26, 1903. She was laid to rest beside her deceased husband at the Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia. Pinkerton Ross Vaughn, Jr. died from tuberculosis at the Almshouse Hospital in Blackwood, New Jersey, on December 24, 1913, at the age of 47. He was laid to rest in the same cemetery. Medal of Honor citation Vaughn's Medal of Honor citation reads: Rank and organization: Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps. Born: 1839, Downingtown, Pa. Accredited to: Pennsylvania. G.O. No: 17, 10 July 1863. Citation: Serving on board the U.S.S. Mississippi during her abandonment and firing in the action with the Port Hudson batteries, 14 March 1863. During the abandonment of the Mississippi which had to be grounded, Sergeant Vaughn rendered invaluable assistance to his commanding officer, remaining with the ship until all the crew had landed and the ship had been fired to prevent its falling into enemy hands. Persistent until the last, and conspicuously cool under the heavy shellfire, Sergeant Vaughn was finally ordered to save himself as he saw fit. See also List of Medal of Honor recipients Pennsylvania in the American Civil War References 1841 births 1866 deaths United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipients United States Marines Union Marines People of Pennsylvania in the American Civil War People from Downingtown, Pennsylvania American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor Burials at Laurel Hill Cemetery (Philadelphia) Road incident deaths in Pennsylvania