Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Private Daniel Irving Holcomb received the Medal of Honor for his actions on December 16, 1864 in Brentwood Hills, Tennessee during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company A, 41st Ohio Infantry. Holcomb was 19 years old.
15 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on February 22, 1865. He later rose to the rank of Corporal.
Holcomb was born on November 13, 1845 in Hartford, Trumbull County, Ohio. Holcomb died on December 14, 1900 in Sedalia, Missouri, at the age of 55. He is buried at Crown Hill Cemetery in Sedalia, Missouri.
Holcomb is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 256 credited to Ohio.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Capture of Confederate guidon.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
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Timeline
- November 13, 1845Born in Hartford, Trumbull County, Ohio
- December 16, 1864Act of valor — Brentwood Hills, TennesseeAge 19. Company A, 41st Ohio Infantry
- February 22, 1865Medal of Honor presented
- December 14, 1900Died in Sedalia, MissouriAge 55.
- Resting placeCrown Hill CemeterySedalia, Missouri
Biography
Daniel Irvine Holcomb (November 13, 1845 - December 14, 1900) was a recipient of the Medal of Honor and soldier in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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