Years of service 1861 - 1864 Rank First lieutenant | Awards Medal of Honor Name Horace Jr. | |
Buried at Springdale Cemetery and Mausoleum Allegiance United States of America Died February 6, 1864, North Carolina, United States Unit 8th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry, 14th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry | ||
Service/branch United States Army | ||
Horace Capron, Jr. (1840 – February 6, 1864) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Capron received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action at Chickahominy and Ashland in Virginia in June 1862.
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Biography
Capron was born in Laurel, Maryland in 1840, as the son of Horace Capron. He joined the 8th Illinois Cavalry as a Corporal in September 1861, and was promoted to Sergeant in 1862. He was later commissioned as a First Lieutenant of the 14th Illinois Cavalry, his father's regiment.
Capron was killed in action on 6 February 1864 while serving in North Carolina and his remains are interred at the Springdale Cemetery and Mausoleum in Illinois. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on 27 September 1865.
Medal of Honor citation
Gallantry in action.