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Archibald Hamilton Rowand Jr.

Private Archibald Hamilton Rowand Jr., Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions in 1864 from Columbia, Virginia to City Point on the James River, west of Richmond, Virginia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War 1864

Private Archibald Hamilton Rowand Jr. was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in 1864 from Columbia, Virginia to City Point on the James River, west of Richmond, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company K, 1st West Virginia Cavalry. Rowand was about 19 years old.

The medal was presented on March 3, 1873, 9 years after the action.

Rowand was born on March 6, 1845 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. His Medal of Honor is credited to Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Rowand died on December 14, 1913 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at the age of 68. He is buried at Allegheny Cemetery in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Rowand is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 380 credited to Pennsylvania.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Was one of two men who succeeded in getting through the enemy's lines with dispatches to Gen. Grant.

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

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Places

  • Born: Allegheny — map
  • Died: Pittsburgh — map
  • Buried: Allegheny Cemetery — map

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From the archives

Archibald H. Rowand had multiple actions during the Winter of 1864 to 1865.

Timeline

  1. March 6, 1845
    Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
  2. 1864
    Act of valor — from Columbia, Virginia to City Point on the James River, west of Richmond, Virginia
    Age about 19. Company K, 1st West Virginia Cavalry
  3. March 3, 1873
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. December 14, 1913
    Died in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    Age 68.
  5. Resting place
    Allegheny Cemetery
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Biography

Archibald Hamilton Rowand Jr. (March 6, 1845 – December 15, 1913) was a United States soldier who fought with the Union Army as a member of Company K, 1st West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Regiment during the American Civil War. He received his nation's highest award for bravery during combat, the U.S. Medal of Honor, for "extraordinary heroism" during the winter of 1864–1865. That award was conferred on March 3, 1873.

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