Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
Hiram Reese Howard
Details
- Rank: Private
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
Company H,
11th Ohio Infantry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: November 25, 1863
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Missionary Ridge, Tennessee, USA
Citation
Scaled the enemy's works and in a hand-to-hand fight helped capture the flag of the 18th Alabama Infantry (C.S.A.).
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: July 29, 1892
- Born: February 17, 1843, Urbana, Champaign County, OH, United States
- Died: May 9, 1912, Point Pleasant, WV, United States
- Buried: Lone Oak Cemetery (MH), Point Pleasant, WV, United States