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1837 - 1915 (78 years) Submit Photo / Document
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Name |
Henry Blanchard Freeman |
Title |
Brigadier General |
Born |
17 Jan 1837 |
Mount Vernon, Knox, Ohio |
Gender |
Male |
Military Service |
Civil War, Union Army |
He received the Medal of Honor on February 17, 1894.
The citation reads; "for extraordinary heroism on 31 December 1862, while serving with 18th U.S. Infantry, in action at Stone River, Tennessee. First Lieutenant Freeman voluntarily went to the front and picked up and carried to a place of safety, under a heavy fire from the enemy, an acting field officer who had been wounded, and was about to fall into enemy hands." |
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Battle of Stone River. Copyrighted 1891 by Kurz & Allison, Art Publishers, Chicago |
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Medal of Honor. This is the Army version of the Civil War era Medal of Honor. |
Died |
16 Oct 1915 |
Douglas, Converse, Wyoming |
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Person ID |
I59106 |
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Last Modified |
31 May 2021 |
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| Born - 17 Jan 1837 - Mount Vernon, Knox, Ohio |
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| Died - 16 Oct 1915 - Douglas, Converse, Wyoming |
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