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Elisha B. Seaman

Private Elisha B. Seaman, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on May 2, 1863 in Chancellorsville, Virginia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War May 2, 1863

Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Private Elisha B. Seaman received the Medal of Honor for his actions on May 2, 1863 in Chancellorsville, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company A, 66th Ohio Infantry. Seaman was about 25 years old.

11 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on June 24, 1892, 29 years after the action.

Seaman was born in 1838 in Logan County, Ohio. Seaman died on June 12, 1919, at the age of about 81. He is buried at Mount Tabor Church Cemetery in West Liberty, Ohio.

Seaman 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

Was one of a party of four who voluntarily brought into the Union lines, under fire, a wounded Confederate officer from whom was obtained valuable information concerning the enemy.

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

Places

  • Buried: Mount Tabor Church Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. 1838
    Born in Logan County, Ohio
  2. May 2, 1863
    Act of valor — Chancellorsville, Virginia
    Age about 25. Company A, 66th Ohio Infantry
  3. June 24, 1892
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. June 12, 1919
    Died
    Age about 81.
  5. Resting place
    Mount Tabor Church Cemetery
    West Liberty, Ohio

Biography

Elisha B. Seaman (c. 1838 – 12 June 1919) was a corporal in the United States Army who was awarded the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the American Civil War. Seaman was awarded the medal on 24 June 1892 for actions performed at the Battle of Chancellorsville in Virginia on 2 May 1863.

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Also honored for actions on May 2, 1863

RB Robert M. Boody Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 FB Felix Brannigan Private · Army Civil War · 1863 William Wallace Cranston Private · Army Civil War · 1863 Hubert Dilger Captain · Army Civil War · 1863 JG Joseph Gion Private · Army Civil War · 1863 HH Henry Heller Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 EJ Eugene Philip Jacobson Sergeant Major · Army Civil War · 1863 Nelson Appleton Miles Colonel · Army Civil War · 1863 TT Thomas W. Thompson Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 CT Clifford Thomson First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1863 WT William Gardner Tracy Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1863

More Civil War recipients from Ohio

Cyrus Sears First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1862 John L. Younker Private · Army Civil War · 1862 Samuel Slavens Private · Army Civil War · 1862 ✦ HC Henry Capehart Colonel · Army Civil War · 1864 George V. Kelley Captain · Army Civil War · 1864 WA William J. Archinal Corporal · 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.