Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
Chester S Furman
Details
- Rank: Corporal
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
Company A,
6th Pennsylvania Reserves - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: July 2, 1863
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Citation
Was one of six volunteers who charged upon a log house near Devil's Den, where a squad of the enemy's sharpshooters were sheltered, and compelled their surrender.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pennsylvania
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: August 3, 1897
- Born: February 14, 1842, Columbia, Lancaster County, PA, United States
- Died: July 22, 1910
- Buried: Old Rosemont Cemetery (MH), Bloomsburg, PA, United States
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