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Sergeant · U.S. Army

Francis M. McMillen

Sergeant Francis M. McMillen, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on April 2, 1865 in Petersburg, Virginia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War April 2, 1865

Sergeant Francis M. McMillen was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on April 2, 1865 in Petersburg, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company C, 110th Ohio Infantry. McMillen was 33 years old.

65 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on May 10, 1865. He later rose to the rank of Sergeant Major.

McMillen was born on March 25, 1832 in Bracken County, Kentucky. His Medal of Honor is credited to Piqua, Miami County, Ohio. McMillen died on March 8, 1913 in Dayton, Ohio, at the age of 80. He is buried at Washington Cemetery in Washington Courthouse, Ohio.

McMillen is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 256 credited to Ohio.

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Official Medal of Honor citation

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

Timeline

  1. March 25, 1832
    Born in Bracken County, Kentucky
  2. April 2, 1865
    Act of valor — Petersburg, Virginia
    Age 33. Company C, 110th Ohio Infantry
  3. May 10, 1865
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. March 8, 1913
    Died in Dayton, Ohio
    Age 80.
  5. Resting place
    Washington Cemetery
    Washington Courthouse, Ohio

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 EB Eugene Beauharnais Beaumont Major and Assistant Adjutant General · 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

See all 66 recipients for April 2, 1865 →

More Civil War recipients from Ohio

Charles H. McCleary First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1864 FD Freeman Davis Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 JP James Kastor Peirsol Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 JG John C. Gaunt Private · Army Civil War · 1864 AW Alason P. Webber Musician · Army Civil War · 1864 Sampson Harris Private · Army Civil War · 1863
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.