Rank Captain | Name Herbert Farnsworth Years of service 1861 - 1865 | |
Born August 23, 1834Perrysburg, New York ( 1834-08-23 ) Service/branch | ||
Allegiance United States of America | ||
Herbert E. Farnsworth (August 23, 1834 – July 4, 1908) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Farnsworth received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of Trevilian Station at Trevilian Station in Virginia on 11 June 1864. He was honored with the award on 1 April 1898.
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Biography
Farnsworth was born in Perrysburg, New York on 23 August 1834. He joined the 10th New York Cavalry as a bugler in September 1861. He was commissioned as a first lieutenant in August 1864, and mustered out in June 1865. Farnsworth died on 4 July 1908 and his remains are interred at the Pomeroy City Cemetery in Washington.
Medal of Honor citation
Voluntarily carried a message which stopped the firing of a Union battery into his regiment, in which service he crossed a ridge in plain view and swept by the fire of both armies.