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Major and Assistant Adjutant General · U.S. Army

Eugene Beauharnais Beaumont

Major and Assistant Adjutant General Eugene Beauharnais Beaumont, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on April 2, 1865 at Harpeth River & Selma, Tennessee & Alabama during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War April 2, 1865

Major and Assistant Adjutant General Eugene Beauharnais Beaumont was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on April 2, 1865 at Harpeth River & Selma, Tennessee & Alabama during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Cavalry Corps, Army of the Mississippi. Beaumont was 27 years old.

65 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on March 30, 1898, 32 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Colonel.

Beaumont was born on August 2, 1837 in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. Beaumont died on August 17, 1916 in Harvey's Lake, Pennsylvania, at the age of 79. He is buried at Hollenbeck Cemetery in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

Beaumont is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 380 credited to Pennsylvania.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Obtained permission from the corps commander to advance upon enemy's position with the 4th U.S. Cavalry, of which he was a lieutenant; led an attack upon a battery, dispersed the enemy and captured the guns. At Selma, Ala., charged, at the head of his regiment, into the second and last line of the enemy's works.

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

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Life beyond the battlefield

Source: Wikidata.

Places

  • Born: Luzerne County — map
  • Died: Harveys Lake — map
  • Buried: Hollenback Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. August 2, 1837
    Born in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
  2. April 2, 1865
    Act of valor — Harpeth River & Selma, Tennessee & Alabama
    Age 27. Cavalry Corps, Army of the Mississippi
  3. March 30, 1898
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. August 17, 1916
    Died in Harvey's Lake, Pennsylvania
    Age 79.
  5. Resting place
    Hollenbeck Cemetery
    Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Biography

Eugene Beauharnais Beaumont (August 2, 1837 – August 17, 1916) was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War and a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions at an engagement on the Harpeth River in Tennessee and at the Battle of Selma. After the Civil War he served in the Indian Wars of the western United States.

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Also honored for actions on April 2, 1865

AA Abner Peeler Allen Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 AA Andrew O. Apple Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 William J. Babcock Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 JB James Albert Barber Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 William Robert douglas Blackwood Surgeon · Army Civil War · 1865 JB John W. Boutwell Private · Army Civil War · 1865 JB John E. Buffington Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 CC Carlton N. Camp Private · Army Civil War · 1865 JC John Corcoran Private · Army Civil War · 1865 Stephen Potter Corliss First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865 JC Josiah M. Curtis Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865 Thomas Ward Custer Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865

See all 66 recipients for April 2, 1865 →

More Civil War recipients from Pennsylvania

HT Hampton Sidney Thomas Major · Army Civil War · 1865 Abraham Kerns Arnold Captain · Army Civil War · 1864 JO Jacob George Orth Corporal · Army Civil War · 1862 JD John A. Davidsizer Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 MV Moses Veale Captain · Army Civil War · 1863 GH George W. Harris Private · Army 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.