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Francis A. Bishop

Private Francis A. Bishop, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on May 12, 1864 in Spotsylvania, Virginia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War May 12, 1864

Private Francis A. Bishop, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on May 12, 1864 in Spotsylvania, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company C, 57th Pennsylvania Infantry. Bishop was 23 years old.

34 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on December 1, 1864. He later rose to the rank of Corporal.

Bishop was born on December 3, 1840 in Bradford County, Pennsylvania. His Medal of Honor is credited to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Bishop died on October 11, 1937 in Retsil State Veterans Home, Washington, at the age of 96. He is buried at Blanchard Cemetery in Blanchard, Michigan. His medal is held by Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Mt. Pleasant, SC.

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

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Official Medal of Honor citation

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

Timeline

  1. December 3, 1840
    Born in Bradford County, Pennsylvania
  2. May 12, 1864
    Act of valor — Spotsylvania, Virginia
    Age 23. Company C, 57th Pennsylvania Infantry
  3. December 1, 1864
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. October 11, 1937
    Died in Retsil State Veterans Home, Washington
    Age 96.
  5. Resting place
    Blanchard Cemetery
    Blanchard, Michigan

Also honored for actions on May 12, 1864

FA Frederick Alber Private · Army Civil War · 1864 RA Robert Wesley Ammerman Private · Army Civil War · 1864 NB Nathaniel C. Barker Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 John P. Beech Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 EB E. Michael Burk Private · Army Civil War · 1864 DC Dayton P. Clarke Captain · Army Civil War · 1864 CC Charles H. Clausen First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1864 CF Charles S. Fall Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 Charles H. Fasnacht Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 Archibald Freeman Private · Army Civil War · 1864 GH George W. Harris Private · Army Civil War · 1864 WJ William Jones First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 ✦

See all 35 recipients for May 12, 1864 →

More Civil War recipients from Pennsylvania

WP William H. Paul Private · Army Civil War · 1862 CD Charles Deakin Boatswain's Mate · Navy Civil War · 1864 GW George Washington Walton Private · Army Civil War · 1864 MV Moses Veale Captain · Army Civil War · 1863 MD Michael Dougherty Private · Army Civil War · 1863 JG John Galloway Commissary Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.