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Sergeant Major · U.S. Army

Frank W. Haskell

Sergeant Major Frank W. Haskell, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on June 1, 1862 in Fair Oaks, Virginia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War June 1, 1862

Sergeant Major Frank W. Haskell was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on June 1, 1862 in Fair Oaks, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with 3d Maine Infantry. Haskell was about 19 years old.

3 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on December 8, 1898, 36 years after the action.

Haskell was born in 1843 in Benton, Kennebec County, Maine. His Medal of Honor is credited to Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine. Haskell died on October 9, 1903, at the age of about 60. He is buried at Pine Grove Cemetery in Waterville, Maine.

Haskell is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 66 credited to Maine.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Assumed command of a portion of the left wing of his regiment, all the company officers present having been killed or disabled, led it gallantly across a stream and contributed most effectively to the success of the action.

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

Places

  • Born: Benton — map
  • Died: Kalispell — map

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Timeline

  1. 1843
    Born in Benton, Kennebec County, Maine
  2. June 1, 1862
    Act of valor — Fair Oaks, Virginia
    Age about 19. 3d Maine Infantry
  3. December 8, 1898
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. October 9, 1903
    Died
    Age about 60.
  5. Resting place
    Pine Grove Cemetery
    Waterville, Maine

Biography

Frank W. Haskell (1843 – October 9, 1903) was a member of the United States Army, who fought for the Union in the American Civil War, and was a Civil War Medal of Honor recipient. He was born in 1843 in Benton, Maine. He entered into the United States Army in Waterville, Maine. Haskell became a Sergeant Major in the 3rd Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Sergeant Major Haskell was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism on June 1, 1862, at Fair Oaks, Virginia. He is cited to have "assumed command of a portion of the left wing of his regiment," after all other officers had been killed or disabled.

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Also honored for actions on June 1, 1862

Gabriel Grant Surgeon · Army Civil War · 1862 Oliver Otis Howard Brigadier General · Army Civil War · 1862 JO James Rowan O'Beirne Captain · Army Civil War · 1862

More Civil War recipients from Maine

GL George H. Littlefield Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 TB Thomas Belcher Private · Army Civil War · 1864 OT Othniel Tripp Chief Boatswain's Mate · Navy Civil War · 1865 Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Colonel · Army Civil War · 1863 ET Edward Parsons Tobie Jr. Sergeant Major · Army Civil War · 1865 John F. Chase Private · Army Civil War · 1863
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.