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Emmer Bowen

Private Emmer Bowen, 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

Private Emmer Bowen was a soldier in the U.S. Army who 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 C, 127th Illinois Infantry. Bowen was 32 years old.

99 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on July 21, 1894, 31 years after the action.

Bowen was born on October 25, 1830 in Erie County, New York. His Medal of Honor is credited to Hampshire, Kane County, Illinois. Bowen died on December 26, 1912, at the age of 82. He is buried at Rosedale Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.

Bowen is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 210 credited to Illinois.

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.

Places

  • Born: New York — map
  • Died: California — map
  • Buried: Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. October 25, 1830
    Born in Erie County, New York
  2. May 22, 1863
    Act of valor — Vicksburg, Mississippi
    Age 32. Company C, 127th Illinois Infantry
  3. July 21, 1894
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. December 26, 1912
    Died
    Age 82.
  5. Resting place
    Rosedale Cemetery
    Los Angeles, California

Biography

Emmer Bowen (October 10, 1830 – December 26, 1912) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Siege of Vicksburg on May 22, 1863. Bowen joined the 127th Illinois Infantry in August 1862 and was transferred to the Invalid Corps the following year.

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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 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 HB Henry G. Buhrman Private · Army Civil War · 1863

See all 100 recipients for May 22, 1863 →

More Civil War recipients from Illinois

John Shapland Private · Army Civil War · 1863 JC John Henry Cook Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 EP Edward M. Pike First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1862 CA Charles Asten Quarter Gunner · Navy Civil War · 1864 JC John Creed Private · Army Civil War · 1864 Hugh Molloy Ordinary Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1864
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.