Congressional Medal of Honor Society

Stories of Sacrifice

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

Henry Edwin Tremain

Details

Rank: Major & Aide-de-Camp (Highest Rank: Brevet Brigadier General)
Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
Unit/Command:
U.S. Volunteers
Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
Medal of Honor Action Date: May 15, 1864
Medal of Honor Action Place: Resaca, Georgia, USA

Citation

Voluntarily rode between the lines while two brigades of Union troops were firing into each other and stopped the firing.

Medal of Honor Recipient Henry E. Tremain

Additional Details

Accredited to: New York, New York
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: June 30, 1892
Born: November 14, 1840, New York, NY, United States
Died: December 9, 1910, New York, NY, United States
Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery (PM) (37-Spruce 1507), Bronx, NY, United States