Sergeant Daniel Robert McFall was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on May 12, 1864 in Spotsylvania, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company E, 17th Michigan Infantry. McFall was about 28 years old.
34 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on July 27, 1896, 32 years after the action.
McFall was born in 1836 in Niagara County, New York. His Medal of Honor is credited to Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan. McFall died on November 5, 1919 in Milan, Missouri, at the age of about 83. He is buried at Rice Cemetery in Milan, Michigan.
McFall is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 112 credited to Michigan.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Captured Col. Barker, commanding the Confederate brigade that charged the Union batteries; on the same day rescued Lt. George W. Harmon of his regiment from the enemy.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Timeline
- 1836Born in Niagara County, New York
- May 12, 1864Act of valor — Spotsylvania, VirginiaAge about 28. Company E, 17th Michigan Infantry
- July 27, 1896Medal of Honor presented
- November 5, 1919Died in Milan, MissouriAge about 83.
- Resting placeRice CemeteryMilan, Michigan
