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Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
Henry F Frizzell
Details
Also Known As: Frazell, Henry F.
Rank: Private (Highest Rank: Corporal)
Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
Unit/Command: Company B, 6th Missouri Infantry
Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
Medal of Honor Action Date: May 22, 1863
Medal of Honor Action Place: Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA
Citation
Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."
Additional Details
Accredited to: Pilot Knob, Iron County, Missouri
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: July 30, 1894
Born: 1839, Madison County, MO, United States
Died: May 25, 1904, St. Louis, MO, United States
Buried: Mount Lebanon Cemetery (MH) (B-Garden of Prayer Front Right), St. Louis, MO, United States