Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
Herbert E Farnsworth
Details
- Rank: Sergeant Major (Highest Rank: Captain)
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
10th New York Cavalry (Porter Guard) - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: June 11, 1864
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Trevilian Station, Virginia, USA
Citation
Voluntarily carried a message which stopped the firing of a Union battery into his regiment, in which service he crossed a ridge in plain view and swept by the fire of both armies.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Gowanda, Cattaraugus County, New York
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: April 1, 1898
- Born: August 23, 1834, Perrysburg, Cattaraugus County, NY, United States
- Died: July 4, 1908, Clarkston, WA, United States
- Buried: Pomeroy City Cemetery (Middle Sec. 191-4), Pomeroy, WA, United States