Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Corporal Daniel B. Moore received the Medal of Honor for his actions on April 9, 1865 at Fort Blakely, Alabama during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company E, 11th Wisconsin Infantry. Moore was 26 years old.
18 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on August 8, 1900, 35 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Brevet Captain.
Moore was born on June 12, 1838 in Mifflin, Iowa County, Wisconsin. Moore died on July 2, 1914 in Mifflin, Wisconsin, at the age of 76. He is buried at Graceland Cemetery in Mineral Point, Wisconsin.
Moore is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 50 credited to Wisconsin.
Official Medal of Honor citation
At the risk of his own life saved the life of an officer who had been shot down and overpowered by superior numbers.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Places
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Timeline
- June 12, 1838Born in Mifflin, Iowa County, Wisconsin
- April 9, 1865Act of valor — Fort Blakely, AlabamaAge 26. Company E, 11th Wisconsin Infantry
- August 8, 1900Medal of Honor presented
- July 2, 1914Died in Mifflin, WisconsinAge 76.
- Resting placeGraceland CemeteryMineral Point, Wisconsin
Biography
Daniel Bedford Moore (June 12, 1838 – July 2, 1914) served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor. Moore was born on June 12, 1838, in Mifflin, Wisconsin. His older brother is said to have been the first white child born in Wisconsin. He enlisted in Company E, 11th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment on 9 September 1861. During the Battle of Fort Blakeley on 9 April 1865, Sgt. Moore saved the life of 1st Lieutenant Angus R. McDonald. Lieut.
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