HISTORICAL CIVIL WAR RESEARCH DOCUMENTSNEVER BEFORE SEEN ON EBAY!!!Are you writing a book, paper or otherwise just conducting research on the Civil War? Then you will want to get a look at these fantastic research documents. The CMOH (Congressional Medal of Honor) has been bestowed on a small fraction of the most elite heroes of our soldiers and sailors. Now you can get your very own copies of the death certificates of some of these remarkable men who have been awarded this most high honor.Total of 39 documents for your research.Civil War____Jacob Parrott- The very 1st CMOH recipient! 1st Lieutenant, Co. K, 33rd Ohio Infantry. Citation reads: “One of the 19 of 22 men (including 2 civilians) who, by direction of Gen. Mitchell (or Buell) penetrated nearly 200 miles south into enemy territory and captured a railroad train at Big Shanty, Ga., in an attempt to destroy the bridges and tracks between Chattanooga and Atlanta.” This was also known as the Great Locomotive Chase.William H. Horsfall- Co. G, 1st KY Infantry, Fifteen year old Union Drummer, earned the Medal of Honor for his courage under fire during an engagement with Confederate forces at Corinth, Mississippi, on May 21, 1862. When a wounded officer fell between the lines of the opposing forces, Drummer Horsfall risked his own life to save the life of the wounded officer, returning him to safety. Died: October 22, 1922 at the age of 75.Frank Furness- Captain, Company F, 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Place and Date: At Trevilian Station, Va., 12 June 1864. Entered Service At: Philadelphia, Pa. Issued: October 20, 1899. Citation “Voluntarily carrier a box of ammunition across an open space swept by the enemy's fire to the relief of an outpost whose ammunition had become almost exhausted, but which was thus enabled to hold its important position.” Frank Furness died June 27, 1912 in Philadelphia.Powhatan Beaty- 1st Sergeant,Co. G, 5th US Colored Infantry. In battle against the Confederate forces during the Sep. 29, 1864, battle at Chapin's Farm, VA. First Sergeant Powhatan Beaty earned the MOH for taking command of his company and valiantly leading it in the battle after all the officers of his company had been killed or wounded. He went on to become a somewhat famous orator and actor. He died in Ohio on Dec. 6, 1916.Nicholas Lear- Served in Union Navy as Quartermaster on board the "USS New Ironsides". He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery during action in several attacks on Fort Fisher, NC on December 24/25, 1864, January 13, 14, and 15 1865. Citation reads "Bravery while his ship steamed in and took the lead in the ironclad division close inshore and immediately opened its starboard battery in a barrage of well-directed fire to cause several fires and explosions and dismount several guns during the first 2 days of fighting. Taken under fire as she steamed into position on 13 January, the New Ironsides fought all day and took on ammunition at night despite severe weather conditions. When the enemy came out of his bombproofs to defend the fort against the storming party, the ship's battery disabled nearly every gun on the fort facing the shore before the cease-fire order was given by the flagship". He died on July 4, 1902 in Philadelphia.Carlos Colby- Sergeant, 57th IL Infantry, Co. G. Awarded for "Gallantry in the charge of the 'volunteer storming party,'” during the Battle of Vicksburg, MS. He died May 19, 1922 at the age of 85 at Peoria, Illinois.Levi Shoemaker- Sergeant, Co A, 1st WV Cavalry. Earned Medal of Honor at Nineveh, Virginia, in action against Confederate forces on November 12, 1864. Cited for capture of the flag of the 22nd Virginia Cavalry (CSA)John C. Black- US Congressman and Brig. Gen. of 11th Indiana Volunteers. Award for action at Prairie Grove, AR., December 7, 1862. Citation reads: “Gallantly charged the position of the enemy at the head of his regiment, after 2 other regiments had been repulsed and driven down the hill, and captured a battery; was severely wounded.” Black went on to become a US Congressman and US District Attorney.William Giles Hills- Private with Company E, 9th New York Cavalry. He earned the Medal of Honor for heroism on September 26, 1864 at North Fork, Virginia when he voluntarily carried a severely wounded comrade out of a heavy fire of the enemy. He died in St. Louis, MO on April 18, 1912.James E. Flynn- Sergeant, Company G, 6th Missouri Infantry. Awarded for action at Vicksburg, Miss., May 22, 1863. Entered Service At: St. Louis, Mo. Birth: Pittsfield, Ill. For “Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party." Flynn died on Jan. 1, 1913 in St. Louis.James Calvin Summers- Private. Earned The Medal of Honor for heroism May 22, 1863 at Vicksburg, MS. He died on May 09, 1927 at the age of 89 in West Virginia.Thomas J. Higgins- Sergeant, Co D, 99th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Awarded for action at Vicksburg, MS on May 22, 1863. Citation reads: “When his regiment fell back in the assault, repulsed, this soldier continued to advance and planted the flag on the parapet, where he was captured by the enemy.” Higgins died on Aug. 15, 1917 at Hannibal, MO.Charles Bieger- Private in Company D, 4th Missouri Volunteer Cavalry. He was awarded for his bravery at Ivy Farm, Mississippi on February 22, 1864. Citation reads "Voluntarily risked his life by taking a horse, under heavy fire, beyond the line of battle for the rescue of his captain, whose horse had been killed in a charge and who was surrounded by the enemy's skirmishers". His Medal was awarded to him on July 8, 1897. William T. Holmes- Private, Company A, 3d Indiana Cavalry. Awarded for actions at Sailors Creek, Va., April 6, 1865. Citation reads: “Capture of flag of 27th Virginia Infantry (C.S.A.). Holmes died on Aug. 31, 1916 at the age of 70.John Hack- Private in Co B, 47th Ohio Infantry. Awarded for actions at Vicksburg, MS on May 3, 1863. Citation reads: “Was one of a party which volunteered and attempted to run the enemy's batteries with a steam tug and 2 barges loaded with subsistence stores.”Wells H. Blodgett- 1st Lieutenant, Company D, 37th Illinois Infantry. At Newtonia, Mo., September 30, 1862. Citation reads: “With a single orderly, captured an armed picket of 8 men and marched them in prisoners.” Blodgett went on to become a successful lawyer in St. Louis, MO. He died at age of 90.Henry Platt Pearsall- Corporal, Company C, 30th Ohio Infantry. For action at Vicksburg, MS., May 22, 1863. Citation reads: “Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party." Oliver Hughes- Corporal in Company C, 12th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at the Weldon Railroad, Virginia on June 24, 1864. His citation reads "Capture of flag of 11th South Carolina (C.S.A.)". Lorenzo Immel- Corporal, Company F, 2d U.S. Artillery. Place and Date: At Wilsons Creek, Mo., 10 August 1861. Citation reads simply: “Bravery in action.” He died on Oct. 31, 1912 in St. Louis, MO.Robert A. Pimm- 1st Sergeant, Co I, 5th US Colored Infantry. Awarded for actions at Chapin’s Farm, VA on Sep. 29, 1864. Citation reads: “Took command of his company after all the officers had been killed or wounded and gallantly led it in battle.” Pimm died on Jan. 1, 1911 in Ohio.Andrew Barclay Spurling- Brigadier General. 2nd Maine Cavalry. Awarded for In action at Evergreen, Alabama, on March 23, 1865, Lieutenant Colonel Spurling advanced alone in the darkness beyond the picket line. He came upon three of the enemy and fired upon them prompting the enemy to return fire. In the brief battle that followed Spurling wounded two of the enemy soldiers and captured the whole party. He died in Chicago on Aug. 13, 1906.James K. Merrifield- Corporal Co C., 88th IL Infantry. For heroism at Franklin, TN on Nov. 30, 1864. Citation reads: “for capture of two flags of the Confederate Army while engaged forward of his lines, with which flags he safely returned to his command.”Wilbur F. Moore- Private, Co C, 117th IL Infantry. Moore was one of 15 men who earned the Medal in action at Nashville, Tennessee on December 16, 1864. In an engagement with Confederate troops Private Moore was cited for advancing well ahead of his regiment in an attack on the enemy's works where he captured a flag of the Confederate Army.John H. Ricksecker- Private, Company D, 104th Ohio Infantry. Action at Franklin, TN., November 30, 1864. Citation reads: “Capture of flag of 16th Alabama Artillery (C.S.A.). James Frank Adams- Private, Co. D, 1st West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry, enlisting at age 17 on Sep. 12, 1861. Awarded for capturing the State flag of the 14th Virginia (CSA) Cavalry at Nineveh, Virginia, on Nov. 12, 1864.John M. Opel- Private, Co G., 7th Indiana Infantry. Award for heroism May 05, 1864 at Wilderness Campaign, VA. Died on Feb. 21, 1925 at the age of 81.AMAZING!! Orion P. Howe- Musician with Co C., 55th IL Infantry. At just thirteen years old, this drummer boy, earned the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions at Vicksburg, MS, on May 19, 1863. Howe was severely wounded and exposed to a heavy fire from the enemy, but he persistently remained upon the field of battle until he had reported to Gen. W. T. Sherman the necessity of supplying cartridges for the use of troops under command of Colonel Malmborg. Martin Schubert- Private, Company E, 26th NY Infantry. At the battle of Fredericksburg, VA on Dec. 13, 1862, Schubert picked up the colors after several bearers had been killed or wounded, and carried them until he was wounded again.Thomas Toohey- Sergeant, Company F, 24th Wisconsin Infantry. For actions at Franklin, TN., November 30, 1864. Gallantry in action; voluntarily assisting in working guns of battery near right of the regiment after nearly every man had left them, the fire of the enemy being hotter at this than at any other point on the line.”Wilson W. Brown- One of the famous “Andrews Raiders”. Private, Company F, 21st Ohio Infantry. For actions at Georgia, April 1862. Event is often referred to as “The Great Locomotive Race”. William Bensinger- Another of the famous “Andrews Raiders”, Private in Company G, 21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery as a participant in the famed “Great Locomotive Chase” in April 1862. He died in Ohio on Dec. 19, 1918 at the age of 78.John Henry Dorman- Seaman John Dorman was wounded several times in various actions of the U.S.S. Carondelet, and was awarded the Medal of Honor for his devotion in consistently returning to duty in actions at Fort Henry, TN on February 6, 1862 and at Vicksburg, MS a year later on May 22, 1863. Despite his wounds, his dedication in returning to combat presented an example of devotion to the flag that was an inspiration to his crewmates. He died at the age of 77 on May 29, 1921 in Dayton, Ohio.Edmund English- Enlisted as a Corporal in Company C, 2nd New Jersey Volunteers on May 27, 1861. Promoted to Sergeant on July 1, 1862 and to 1st Sergeant on September 21, 1862. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at the Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia. His citation reads "During a rout and while under orders to retreat seized the colors, rallied the men and drove the enemy back" Medal was awarded on February 13, 1891. After he was mustered out of the 2nd New Jersey on February 28, 1865 as a paroled prisoner, he re-enlisted in the Union Army, serving as Sergeant Major of the 6th United States Veteran Volunteers, and a 1st Lieutenant of the 7th United States Veteran Volunteers. His Civil War service did not end until his muster out in August 1866.Christian Albert- Born: May 01, 1833 at Cincinnati, OH. Entered Service in the US Army from Cincinnati, OH. Earned The Medal of Honor for heroism May 22, 1863 at Vicksburg, MS. Died: March 06, 1898 at the age of 64 at Toledo, Ohio.Henry Harrison Bingham- Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General, Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient, and US Congressman. Served in the Civil War as a Captain on Company G, 140th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and as a Major and Judge Advocate General on the staff of Major General Winfield S. Hancock. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at the Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia on May 6, 1864. He died at Philadelphia, PA on March 23, 1912.Thomas George Lyons- Served in the Union Navy as a Seaman on the USS Pensacola. Awarded the CMOH for bravery in the attack on Forts Jackson and St. Philip, New Orleans on April 24, 1862.Joel Parsons- Private in Company B, 4th West Virginia Infantry. He was born August 23, 1840 at Jackson County, WV. He entered Service in the US Army from Mason City, WV. Earned MOH for heroism May 22, 1863 at Vicksburg, MS. Died: Nov. 10, 1919 at the age of 79.Robert Burns Brown- Private in Company A, 15th Ohio Infantry, in the conflict at Missionary Ridge, TN on November 25, 1863. Upon reaching the ridge through concentrated fire, he approached the color bearer of the 9th Mississippi Infantry (C.S.A.), demanded his surrender and took him prisoner with his regimental flag. He was issued his award on March 27, 1890.John Henry James- Captain of the Top, U.S. Navy. As captain of a gun on board the U.S.S. Richmond during action against rebel forts and gunboats and with the ram Tennessee in Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864. Despite damage to his ship and the loss of several men on board as enemy fire raked her decks, James fought his gun with skill and courage throughout a furious 2-hour battle which resulted in the surrender of the rebel ram Tennessee and in the damaging and destruction of batteries at Fort Morgan. He lived to be 79 years old and died on August 3, 1914 in Montgomery County, Ohio.Total of 39 death certificates copies provide much interesting information about each hero including date and place of birth and death, residence, occupation at time of death, place of burial and cause of death and much more. 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