Private Alaric B. Chapin, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on January 15, 1865 at Fort Fisher, North Carolina during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company G, 142d New York Infantry. Chapin was about 18 years old.
30 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on December 28, 1914, 49 years after the action.
Chapin was born in 1847 in Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence County, New York. His Medal of Honor is credited to Pamelia, Jefferson County, New York. Chapin died on November 27, 1924 in Portland, Oregon, at the age of about 77. He is buried at Rose City Cemetery in Portland, Oregon. His medal is held by Glenbow Museum, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Chapin is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 678 credited to New York.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Voluntarily advanced with the head of the column and cut down the palisading.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Places
Veteran resources, cemeteries and meeting places in New York →
Timeline
- 1847Born in Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence County, New York
- January 15, 1865Act of valor — Fort Fisher, North CarolinaAge about 18. Company G, 142d New York Infantry
- December 28, 1914Medal of Honor presented
- November 27, 1924Died in Portland, OregonAge about 77.
- Resting placeRose City CemeteryPortland, Oregon
Biography
Alaric B. Chapin (June 18, 1848 – November 27, 1924) was a Union Army soldier who received the Medal of Honor for gallantry in the American Civil War.
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