Nicholas Lear

Nicholas Lear (c. 1826 – July 4, 1902) was a Quartermaster in the Union Navy and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the American Civil War.

Lear enlisted for a three-year term in the US Navy in August 1862, and was assigned to the Union ironclad USS New Ironsides (1862).

General Orders: War Department, General Orders No. 59 (June 22, 1865)

Action Date: December 24–25, 1864 & January 13–15, 1865

Service: Navy

Rank: Quartermaster

Division: U.S.S. New Ironsides

He died July 4, 1902, and is interred at Mount Moriah Cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

• List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: G–L

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army Center of Military History.

• ""NICHOLAS LEAR" entry". Medal of Honor recipients: American Civil War. United States Army Center of Military History. June 8, 2009. Archived from the original on December 14, 2007. Retrieved March 11, 2008.

• "Nicholas Lear". Hall of Valor. Military Times. Retrieved August 28, 2011.