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U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army

Myron H Ranney

Details
  • Rank: Private (Highest Rank: Corporal)
  • Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
  • Unit/Command:
    Company G,
    13th New York Infantry
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: August 30, 1862
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: Bull Run, Virginia, USA
Citation
Picked up the colors and carried them off the field after the color bearer had been shot down; was himself wounded.
Additional Details
  • Accredited to: Dansville, Livingston County, New York
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Presentation Date & Details: March 23, 1895
  • Born: 1846, Franklinville, Cattaraugus County, NY, United States
  • Died: September 26, 1910
  • Buried: I.O.O.F. Cemetery (178-25), Olympia, WA, United States
 

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