Abraham Greenawalt

Abraham Greenawalt (1834 – October 27, 1922) was a soldier in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He earned the Medal of Honor for the capture of a Confederate corps headquarters flag at the Second Battle of Franklin, Tennessee, on November 30, 1864.

Abraham Greenawalt
Greenawalt in 1905
Born1834
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
DiedOctober 27, 1922 (aged 8788)
Place of burial
AllegianceUnited States of America
Union
Service/branchUnited States Army
Union Army
Years of service1862-1865
RankPrivate
UnitOhio Company G, 104th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War
  Second Battle of Franklin
AwardsMedal of Honor

Abraham Greenawalt is buried in Alliance, Ohio. The Greenawalt family were members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Medal of Honor citation

Citation:

Capture of corps headquarters flag (C.S.A.).[1]

See also

Notes

  1. "Civil War Medal of Honor recipients (A-L)". Medal of Honor recipients. United States Army Center of Military History. Archived from the original on 18 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-11.

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