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David Frakes Day

Private David Frakes Day, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on May 22, 1863 in Vicksburg, Mississippi during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War May 22, 1863

Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Private David Frakes Day received the Medal of Honor for his actions on May 22, 1863 in Vicksburg, Mississippi during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company D, 57th Ohio Infantry. Day was 16 years old.

99 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on January 2, 1895, 31 years after the action.

Day was born on March 7, 1847 in Dallasburg, Warren County, Ohio. His Medal of Honor is credited to Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Day died on June 22, 1914 in Durango, Colorado, at the age of 67. He is buried at Riverside Cemetery in Denver, Colorado.

Day 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

Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Life beyond the battlefield

  • Occupations: publisher

Source: Wikidata.

Places

  • Born: Dallasburg — map
  • Died: Denver — map
  • Buried: Riverside Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. March 7, 1847
    Born in Dallasburg, Warren County, Ohio
  2. May 22, 1863
    Act of valor — Vicksburg, Mississippi
    Age 16. Company D, 57th Ohio Infantry
  3. January 2, 1895
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. June 22, 1914
    Died in Durango, Colorado
    Age 67.
  5. Resting place
    Riverside Cemetery
    Denver, Colorado

Biography

David Frakes Day (1847 – 1914) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War, and later a newspaper publisher. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Siege of Vicksburg on May 22, 1863.

From the Wikipedia article “David F. Day”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article →

Also honored for actions on May 22, 1863

CA Christian Albert Private · Army Civil War · 1863 WA William J. Archinal Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 CA Clinton Lycurgus Armstrong Private · Army Civil War · 1863 DA David Ayers Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 JA John G. k Ayers Private · Army Civil War · 1863 WB William H. Barringer Private · Army Civil War · 1863 MB Matthew Bickford Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 TB Thomas A. Blasdel Private · Army Civil War · 1863 EB Emmer Bowen Private · Army Civil War · 1863 UB Uriah H. Brown Private · Army Civil War · 1863 WB William P. Brownell Coxswain · Navy Civil War · 1863 JB John C. Buckley Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863

See all 100 recipients for May 22, 1863 →

More Civil War recipients from Ohio

Andrew Davidson Assistant Surgeon · Army Civil War · 1863 JW James C. Walker Private · Army Civil War · 1863 Philip G. Shadrach Private · Army Civil War · 1862 ✦ William J. Knight Private · Army Civil War · 1862 JG John Gray Private · Army Civil War · 1862 John S. Kountz Musician · Army Civil War · 1863
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Wikidata and Wikipedia. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.