Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Private Archibald Freeman received the Medal of Honor for his actions on May 12, 1864 in Spotsylvania, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company E, 124th New York Infantry. Freeman was 16 years old.
34 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on December 1, 1864. He later rose to the rank of Sergeant.
Freeman was born on August 13, 1847 in Newburgh, Orange County, New York. Freeman died on January 26, 1918 in Groesbeck, Texas, at the age of 70. He is buried at Bethel Cemetery in Groesbeck, Texas.
Freeman 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
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Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
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- August 13, 1847Born in Newburgh, Orange County, New York
- May 12, 1864Act of valor — Spotsylvania, VirginiaAge 16. Company E, 124th New York Infantry
- December 1, 1864Medal of Honor presented
- January 26, 1918Died in Groesbeck, TexasAge 70.
- Resting placeBethel CemeteryGroesbeck, Texas
Biography
Archibald C. Freeman (August 13, 1847 – January 26, 1918) was an American soldier who received the Medal of Honor for valor during the American Civil War.
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