Asbury Farnham Haynes (September 4, 1842 – July 8, 1931) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.[1]
He was awarded the Medal of Honor for extraordinary heroism shown on April 6, 1865, during the Battle of Sailor's Creek, where he captured the colors of the 21st North Carolina[2] in Lewis' Brigade, Walker's Division, of Gordon's 2nd Corps, while serving as a corporal with Company F, 17th Maine Volunteer Infantry.[3]
Hawthorne moved to the state of Washington after the war and died there aged 88 on July 8, 1931. He was buried at Lake View Cemetery, Seattle.[3][4]
Medal of Honor citation
Capture of flag of 21st North Carolina.[5]
Notes
- ^ Dyer (1908), p. 541.
- ^ Houghton (1866), p. 267.
- ^ a b CMOHS (2014).
- ^ VCOnline (2020).
- ^ War Department (1880), p. 171.
References
- Dyer, Frederick H (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co. ASIN B01BUFJ76Q.
- Houghton, Edwin B (1866). The Campaigns of the Seventeenth Maine. Portland, ME: Short & Loring. ISBN 978-0469474062..
- War Department, U.S. (1880). The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. OCLC 857196196.
- "HAYNES, ASBURY F." Congressional Medal of Honor Society. CMOHS. 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- "Asbury Farnham Haynes". THE COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO THE VICTORIA & GEORGE CROSS. VCOnline. 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
External links
- "Asbury F. Haynes". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
