U.S. Civil War – U.S. Army

Moses C Hanscom

Details

• Rank: Corporal
• Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
• Unit/Command:
  Company F,
  19th Maine Infantry
• Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
• Medal of Honor Action Date: October 14, 1863
• Medal of Honor Action Place: Bristoe Station, Virginia, USA

Citation

Capture of the flag of 26th North Carolina (C.S.A.).

Additional Details

• Accredited to: Bowdoinham, Sagadahoc County, Maine
• Awarded Posthumously: No
• Presentation Date & Details: December 6, 1864
  By Major General George G. Meade, at a review of the 2nd Army Corps Headquarters, Peebles’ House, near Petersburg, Va.
• Born: 1842, Danville, Androscoggin County, ME, United States
• Died: July 26, 1873, Auburn, ME, United States
• Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery (MH) (503-504), Auburn, ME, United States
• Location of Medal: Maine State Museum, Augusta, ME