Rank Corporal Name F. Buck | Died July 15, 1905 Awards Medal of Honor | |
Years of service August 17, 1862 to June 16, 1865 Battles/wars Battle of Chaffin's Farm Unit 21st Connecticut Infantry Regiment | ||
Battles and wars Battle of Chaffin's Farm Allegiance United States of America Service/branch United States Army | ||
Corporal Frederick Clarence Buck (1843 - July 15, 1905) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Buck received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of Chaffin's Farm in Virginia on September 29, 1864. He was honored with the award on April 6, 1865.
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Biography
Buck was born in Hartford, Connecticut in 1843. He entered service on August 17, 1862 at Windsor, Connecticut. He became a private in the 21st Connecticut Volunteer Infantry and was soon promoted to corporal on January 20, 1863. After the events of September 29, 1864 where his display of gallantry earned him the Medal of Honor during the Battle of Chaffin's Farm, he was again promoted to first lieutenant in March 1865 and mustered out of the service the three months later.
He died on July 15, 1905 and his remains are interred at the Mountain Home National Cemetery in Tennessee.
Medal of Honor citation
Although wounded, refused to leave the field until the fight closed.