Abraham Greenawalt

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Years of service 1862-1865 Awards Medal of Honor Died October 27, 1922		Name Abraham Greenawalt Rank Private

Allegiance United States of AmericaUnion Battles/wars American Civil War • Second Battle of Franklin Place of burial Alliance, Ohio, United States People also search for William J. Archinal, Jefferson Coates Service/branch United States Army, Union Army
Battles and wars American Civil War

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.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Private, Company G, 104th Ohio Infantry

Place and date: At Franklin, Tennessee, November 30, 1864

Entered service at: Salem, Ohio

Birth: Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Date of issue: February 13, 1865

Citation:

Capture of corps headquarters flag (C.S.A.).

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