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

Samuel Grimshaw

Details
  • Rank: Private (Highest Rank: Corporal)
  • Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
  • Unit/Command:
    Company B,
    52d Ohio Infantry
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: August 6, 1864
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Citation
Saved the lives of some of his comrades, and greatly imperiled his own by picking up and throwing away a lighted shell which had fallen in the midst of the company.
Additional Details
  • Accredited to: Smithfield, Jefferson County, Ohio
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Presentation Date & Details: April 5, 1894
  • Born: March 2, 1840, Jefferson County, OH, United States
  • Died: November 9, 1918, Holton, KS, United States
  • Buried: Holton Cemetery (MH) (4-114-6), Holton, KS, United States
  • Location of Medal: Kansas State Historical Museum, Topeka, KS
 

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