Private Franklin Johndro, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on September 30, 1864 at Chapin's Farm, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company A, 118th New York Infantry. Johndro was about 29 years old.
4 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on April 6, 1865.
Johndro was born in 1835 in Highgate Falls, Franklin County, Vermont. His Medal of Honor is credited to Queensbury, Warren County, New York. Johndro died on April 5, 1901 in North Bay City, Michigan, at the age of about 66. He is buried at Glens Falls Cemetery in Glens Falls, New York.
Johndro is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 678 credited to New York.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Capture of 40 prisoners.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Places
- Born: Highgate — map
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Timeline
- 1835Born in Highgate Falls, Franklin County, Vermont
- September 30, 1864Act of valor — Chapin's Farm, VirginiaAge about 29. Company A, 118th New York Infantry
- April 6, 1865Medal of Honor presented
- April 5, 1901Died in North Bay City, MichiganAge about 66.
- Resting placeGlens Falls CemeteryGlens Falls, New York
Biography
Franklin Johndro (1835 – April 5, 1901) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor. Johndro was born in Highgate Falls, Vermont, and entered service at Queensbury, in New York. He served as a Private with Company A, 118th New York Infantry.
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