Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
Eugene Beauharnais Beaumont
Details
- Rank: Major and Assistant Adjutant General (Highest Rank: Colonel)
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
Cavalry Corps,
Army of the Mississippi - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: April 2, 1865
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Harpeth River & Selma, Tennessee & Alabama, USA
Citation
Obtained permission from the corps commander to advance upon enemy's position with the 4th U.S. Cavalry, of which he was a lieutenant; led an attack upon a battery, dispersed the enemy and captured the guns. At Selma, Ala., charged, at the head of his regiment, into the second and last line of the enemy's works.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: March 30, 1898
- Born: August 2, 1837, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, PA, United States
- Died: August 17, 1916, Harvey's Lake, PA, United States
- Buried: Hollenbeck Cemetery (PM) (731), Wilkes-Barre, PA, United States