Cecil Clay

Cecil Clay (February 13, 1842 – September 23, 1907) was captain of Company K in the 58th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He performed gallantly while wounded, earning the Medal of Honor for his actions during the assault and capture of Fort Harrison, Virginia in the Confederate defenses of Richmond, Virginia, on September 29, 1864. He was later chief clerk of the United States Department of Justice.

Early life Clay was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on February 13, 1842. As an undergraduate at the University of Pennsylvania, he joined the fraternity St. Anthony Hall.

Civil war Clay was first lieutenant on September 1, 1861, and captain on January 1, 1862, of company K of the 58th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry.

Later life After the war, Clay became a lumber merchant.