Unit/Command: Company E, 59th Massachusetts Infantry
Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
Medal of Honor Action Date: June 17, 1864
Medal of Honor Action Place: Petersburg, Virginia, USA
Citation
Though seriously wounded in a bayonet charge and directed to go to the rear, he declined to do so, but remained with his regiment and helped to carry the breastworks.
Medal of Honor Recipient Henry F. Chandler
Additional Details
Accredited to: Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: March 30, 1898
Born: September 26, 1835, Andover, Essex County, MA, United States
Died: November 16, 1906, Haver Hill, MA, United States
Buried: West Parrish Cemetery (MH), Andover, MA, United States