Color Sergeant Conrad Homan was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on July 30, 1864 near Petersburg, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company A, 29th Massachusetts Infantry. Homan was 24 years old.
21 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on June 3, 1869, 4 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of First Lieutenant.
Homan was born on February 27, 1840 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. His Medal of Honor is credited to Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Homan died on January 30, 1922, at the age of 81. He is buried at Edwards Cemetery in Framingham, Massachusetts.
Homan is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 265 credited to Massachusetts.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Fought his way through the enemy's lines with the regimental colors, the rest of the color guard being killed or captured.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Places
- Born: Roxbury — map
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Timeline
- February 27, 1840Born in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
- July 30, 1864Act of valor — near Petersburg, VirginiaAge 24. Company A, 29th Massachusetts Infantry
- June 3, 1869Medal of Honor presented
- January 30, 1922DiedAge 81.
- Resting placeEdwards CemeteryFramingham, Massachusetts
Biography
Conrad Homan (February 27, 1840 – January 30, 1922) was a volunteer soldier in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Homan served with the 29th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry and, for his actions during the Battle of the Crater on July 30, 1864 he received the Medal of Honor.
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