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

Nineveh S McKeen

Details
  • Rank: First Lieutenant (Highest Rank: Brevet Major)
  • Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
  • Unit/Command:
    Company H,
    21st Illinois Infantry
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: June 25, 1863
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: Stone River & Liberty Gap, Tennessee, USA
Citation
Conspicuous in the charge at Stone River, Tenn., where he was three times wounded. At Liberty Gap, Tenn., captured colors of 8th Arkansas Infantry (C.S.A.).
Additional Details
  • Accredited to: Marshall, Clark County, Illinois
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Presentation Date & Details: June 23, 1890
  • Born: 1837, Marshall, Clark County, IL, United States
  • Died: December 22, 1890, Collinsville, IL, United States
  • Buried: Glenwood Cemetery (MH) (G-707), Collinsville, IL, United States
 

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