Thirty - two years later , Pearson was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions at Lewis 's Farm .
Pearson grabbed the regimental colors and charged toward the sawdust pile with his men following and passing through the ranks of the exhausted First Brigade .
Thirty - two years later , Pearson was awarded the Medal of Honor for Pearson 's actions at Lewis 's Farm .
Pearson grabbed the regimental colors and charged toward the sawdust pile with his men following and passing through the ranks of the exhausted First Brigade .