Captain Frank Furness, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on June 12, 1864 at Trevilian Station, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company F, 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Furness was 24 years old.
One other service member also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on October 20, 1899, 35 years after the action.
Furness was born on November 12, 1839 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Furness died on June 27, 1912 in Media, Pennsylvania, at the age of 72. He is buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Furness 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
Voluntarily carried a box of ammunition across an open space swept by the enemy's fire to the relief of an outpost whose ammunition had become almost exhausted, but which was thus enabled to hold its important position.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Battle of Gettysburg
Result: Union victory
21 Medal of Honor recipients
1864 · Civil WarBattle of Trevilian Station
Result: Confederate victory
3 Medal of Honor recipients
Also served in: Battle of Brandy Station, American Civil War.
Life beyond the battlefield
- Occupations: architect
Source: Wikidata.
Places
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Timeline
- November 12, 1839Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
- June 12, 1864Act of valor — Trevilian Station, VirginiaAge 24. Company F, 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry
- October 20, 1899Medal of Honor presented
- June 27, 1912Died in Media, PennsylvaniaAge 72.
- Resting placeLaurel Hill CemeteryPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Biography
Frank Heyling Furness (November 12, 1839 – June 27, 1912) was an American architect of the Victorian era. He designed more than 600 buildings, most in the Philadelphia area, and is remembered for his diverse, muscular, often inordinately scaled buildings, and for his influence on the Chicago-based architect Louis Sullivan. Furness also received a Medal of Honor for bravery during the Civil War. He worked with custom furniture maker Daniel Pabst. The son of abolitionist William Henry Furness, Shakespearean scholar Horace Howard Furness was his brother. Toward the end of his life, his bold style fell out of fashion, and many of his significant works were demolished in the 20th century.
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