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Aaron R. Hudson

Private Aaron R. Hudson, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions in April 1865 near Culloden, Georgia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War April 1865

Private Aaron R. Hudson was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in April 1865 near Culloden, Georgia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company C, 17th Indiana Mounted Volunteers.

The medal was presented on June 17, 1865.

Hudson was born in Madison County, Kentucky. His Medal of Honor is credited to Indanapolis, Marion County, Indiana. Hudson died on May 7, 1907 in Buffalo, Missouri. He is buried at Regan Cemetery in Neosho, Missouri.

Hudson is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 75 credited to Indiana.

★ Flags & Colors

Official Medal of Honor citation

Capture of flag of Worrill Grays (C.S.A.).

Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.

Timeline

  1. Date unknown
    Born in Madison County, Kentucky
  2. April 1865
    Act of valor — Near Culloden, Georgia
    Company C, 17th Indiana Mounted Volunteers
  3. June 17, 1865
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. May 7, 1907
    Died in Buffalo, Missouri
  5. Resting place
    Regan Cemetery
    Neosho, Missouri

Biography

Aaron R. Hudson (died 1907) was an American soldier and recipient of the Medal of Honor.

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