Moses C. Hanscom (1842 – July 26, 1873) was a
Union Army soldier in the
American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the
Medal of Honor.
Hanscom was born in 1842 in
Danville, Maine and entered service at
Bowdoinham, Maine. He was awarded the Medal of Honor, for extraordinary heroism shown on October 14, 1863, at the
Battle of Bristoe Station, while serving as a
corporal with Company F,
19th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 19th Maine Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service
19th Maine was organized at Bath, Maine and mustered into Federal service for a three-year enlistment on August 25 ...
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His Medal of Honor was issued on December 1, 1864,
and is on display at the
Maine State Museum.
Hanscom died at the age of 30, on July 26, 1873, and was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in
Auburn, Maine.
Medal of Honor citation
See also
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Battle of Bristoe Station
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Battle of Gettysburg
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19th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 19th Maine Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service
19th Maine was organized at Bath, Maine and mustered into Federal service for a three-year enlistment on August 25 ...
References
Bibliography
Civilwarhome - Gettysburg Union order of battle*
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* Eicher, John H
at Gettysburg Discussion Group website.
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* U.S. War Department
''a Compilation of the
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies''. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1880–1901.
External links
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1842 births
1873 deaths
Burials in Maine
People of Maine in the American Civil War
Union Army soldiers
United States Army Medal of Honor recipients
American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor
People from Auburn, Maine
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