Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Corporal Frederick Clarence Buck received the Medal of Honor for his actions on September 29, 1864 at Chapin's Farm, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company A, 21st Connecticut Infantry. Buck was about 21 years old.
37 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on April 6, 1865. He later rose to the rank of First Lieutenant.
Buck was born in 1843 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut. His Medal of Honor is credited to Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut. Buck died on June 1, 1905 in Johnson City, Tennessee, at the age of about 62. He is buried at Mountain Home National Cemetery in Johnson City, Tennessee.
Buck is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 57 credited to Connecticut.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Although wounded, refused to leave the field until the fight closed.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Wounds and injuries
What the citation records about his wounds:
Although wounded, refused to leave the field until the fight closed.
- Age at death: about 62
- Resting place: Mountain Home National Cemetery
Battles and campaigns
Places
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Timeline
- 1843Born in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut
- September 29, 1864Act of valor — Chapin's Farm, VirginiaAge about 21. Company A, 21st Connecticut Infantry
- April 6, 1865Medal of Honor presented
- June 1, 1905Died in Johnson City, TennesseeAge about 62.
- Resting placeMountain Home National CemeteryJohnson City, Tennessee
Biography
Frederick Clarence Buck (c. 1843 – July 15, 1905) was a United States soldier who fought with the Union Army as a member of the 21st Connecticut Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War. He received his nation's highest award for bravery during combat, the U.S. Medal of Honor, for his actions during the Battle of Chaffin's Farm in Virginia on September 29, 1864. That award was conferred on April 6, 1865.
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