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Abner Peeler Allen

Corporal Abner Peeler Allen, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on April 2, 1865 in Petersburg, Virginia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War April 2, 1865

Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Corporal Abner Peeler Allen received the Medal of Honor for his actions on April 2, 1865 in Petersburg, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company K, 39th Illinois Infantry. Allen was 25 years old.

65 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on May 12, 1865.

Allen was born on October 9, 1839 in Woodford County, Illinois. His Medal of Honor is credited to Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois. Allen died on August 22, 1905, at the age of 65. He is buried at Centerburg Cemetery in Centerburg, Ohio.

Allen is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 210 credited to Illinois.

★ Flags & Colors

Official Medal of Honor citation

Gallantry as color bearer in the assault on Fort Gregg.

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

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Places

  • Born: Woodford County — map
  • Buried: Centerburg Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. October 9, 1839
    Born in Woodford County, Illinois
  2. April 2, 1865
    Act of valor — Petersburg, Virginia
    Age 25. Company K, 39th Illinois Infantry
  3. May 12, 1865
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. August 22, 1905
    Died
    Age 65.
  5. Resting place
    Centerburg Cemetery
    Centerburg, Ohio

Biography

Abner P. Allen (October 9, 1839 – August 22, 1905) was an American soldier who received the Medal of Honor for valor during the American Civil War.

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Also honored for actions on April 2, 1865

AA Andrew O. Apple Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 William J. Babcock Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 JB James Albert Barber Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 EB Eugene Beauharnais Beaumont Major and Assistant Adjutant General · Army Civil War · 1865 William Robert douglas Blackwood Surgeon · Army Civil War · 1865 JB John W. Boutwell Private · Army Civil War · 1865 JB John E. Buffington Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 CC Carlton N. Camp Private · Army Civil War · 1865 JC John Corcoran Private · Army Civil War · 1865 Stephen Potter Corliss First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865 JC Josiah M. Curtis Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865 Thomas Ward Custer Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865

See all 66 recipients for April 2, 1865 →

More Civil War recipients from Illinois

CK Charles H. Kloth Private · Army Civil War · 1863 JC John H. Callahan Private · Army Civil War · 1865 GM George Marsh Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 JM John Wade McDonald Private · Army Civil War · 1862 RM Robinson Barr Murphy Musician · Army Civil War · 1864 AM Andrew McCornack Private · Army Civil War · 1863
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Wikidata and Wikipedia. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.