Corporal Asbury F. Haynes, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on April 6, 1865 at Deatonsville (Sailor's Creek), Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company F, 17th Maine Infantry. Haynes was 22 years old.
59 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on May 10, 1865. He later rose to the rank of First Sergeant.
Haynes was born on September 4, 1842 in Edinburg, Penobscot County, Maine. His Medal of Honor is credited to Passadumkeag, Penobscot County, Maine. Haynes died on July 8, 1931 in Retsil, Washington, at the age of 88. He is buried at Lakeview Cemetery in Seattle, Washington.
Haynes is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 66 credited to Maine.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Capture of flag.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
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- September 4, 1842Born in Edinburg, Penobscot County, Maine
- April 6, 1865Act of valor — Deatonsville (Sailor's Creek), VirginiaAge 22. Company F, 17th Maine Infantry
- May 10, 1865Medal of Honor presented
- July 8, 1931Died in Retsil, WashingtonAge 88.
- Resting placeLakeview CemeterySeattle, Washington
Biography
Asbury Farnham Haynes (September 4, 1842 – July 8, 1931) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for extraordinary heroism shown on April 6, 1865, during the Battle of Sailor's Creek, where he captured the colors of the 21st North Carolina in Lewis' Brigade, Walker's Division, of Gordon's 2nd Corps, while serving as a corporal with Company F, 17th Maine Volunteer Infantry. Hawthorne moved to the state of Washington after the war and died there aged 88 on July 8, 1931. He was buried at Lake View Cemetery, Seattle.
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