Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
Harris Smith Hawthorne
Details
- Rank: Corporal (Highest Rank: Sergeant)
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
Company F,
121st New York Infantry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: April 6, 1865
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Deatonsville (Sailor's Creek), Virginia, USA
Citation
Capture of Confederate Maj. Gen. George Washington Custis Lee.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Otsego County, New York
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: December 29, 1894
- Born: February 29, 1832, Salem, Washington County, NY, United States
- Died: March 23, 1911, Hoosick Falls, NY, United States
- Buried: Maple Grove Cemetery, Hoosick Falls, NY, United States