Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
Henry Blanchard Freeman
Details
- Rank: First Lieutenant (Highest Rank: Brigadier General)
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
18th U.S. Infantry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: December 31, 1862
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Stone River, Tennessee, USA
Citation
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.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: February 17, 1894
- Born: January 17, 1837, Mount Vernon, Knox County, OH, United States
- Died: October 16, 1915
- Buried: Arlington National Cemetery (2-937), Arlington, VA, United States