James W. Larrabee
Born	1839 Rensselaer County, New York
Died	December 30, 1907 (aged 67–68)
Place of burial	Meriden, Illinois
Allegiance	United States of America Union
Service/branch	United States Army Union Army
Years of service	1861 - 1865
Rank	First Sergeant
Unit	Company I, 55th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Battles/wars	American Civil War
Awards	Medal of Honor

James W. Larrabee (1839 – December 30, 1907) was a soldier in the Union Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions during the Siege of Vicksburg in the American Civil War.

Larrabee joined the 55th Illinois Infantry in October 1861, ^[1] and was mustered out in August 1865. ^[2]

Rank and organization: Corporal, Company I, 55th Illinois Infantry. Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., May 22, 1863. Entered service at: Mendota, Ill. Birth: Rensselaer County, N.Y. Date of issue: September 2, 1893.

Medal of Honor and his portrait are available for viewing here

Citation:

Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

• List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: A–F

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

• ""JAMES W. LARRABEE" entry". Medal of Honor recipients: American Civil War. United States Army Center of Military History. June 8, 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-09-02. Retrieved 2008-03-11.

• "James W. Larrabee". Hall of Valor. Military Times. Retrieved August 28, 2011.

• "James W. Larrabee". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. Retrieved 2009-04-25.

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