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Brigadier General Henry Blanchard Freeman

Brigadier General Henry Blanchard Freeman

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  • Name Henry Blanchard Freeman 
    Title Brigadier General 
    Born 17 Jan 1837  Mount Vernon, Knox, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Military Service Civil War, Union Army Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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." 
    Battle of Stone River.
    Battle of Stone River.
    Copyrighted 1891 by Kurz & Allison, Art Publishers, Chicago
    Medal of Honor.
    Medal of Honor.
    This is the Army version of the Civil War era Medal of Honor.
    Died 16 Oct 1915  Douglas, Converse, Wyoming Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    Person ID I59106  Nagel
    Last Modified 31 May 2021 

    Father Luther Freeman,   b. 12 Jan 1784, Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Charlotte Blanchard,   b. 17 Sep 1798, Catskill, Greene, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Mar 1870  (Age 71 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Married 10 Jan 1832 
    Family ID F17509  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart