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Harry Harvey

Corporal Harry Harvey, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on March 2, 1865 in Waynesboro, Virginia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War March 2, 1865Born in England

Corporal Harry Harvey was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on March 2, 1865 in Waynesboro, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company A, 22d New York Cavalry. Harvey was 18 years old.

13 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on March 26, 1865.

Harvey was born on December 14, 1846 in England — one of 98 recipients born in England. His Medal of Honor is credited to Rochester, Monroe County, New York. Harvey died on April 2, 1896 in Elmwood, New York, at the age of 49. He is buried at Myrtle Hill Cemetery in Syracuse, New York. His medal is held by The Center for Legislative Archives, National Archives & Records Administration, Washington, DC. Records also list him as Huckman, Harry.

Harvey is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 678 credited to New York.

★ Flags & Colors

Official Medal of Honor citation

Capture of flag and bearer, with two other prisoners.

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

Places

  • Born: England — map
  • Died: Syracuse — map
  • Buried: Myrtle Hill Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. December 14, 1846
    Born in England
  2. March 2, 1865
    Act of valor — Waynesboro, Virginia
    Age 18. Company A, 22d New York Cavalry
  3. March 26, 1865
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. April 2, 1896
    Died in Elmwood, New York
    Age 49.
  5. Resting place
    Myrtle Hill Cemetery
    Syracuse, New York

Biography

Harry Harvey (December 14, 1846 – April 2, 1896), originally named Harry Huckman, was a member of the United States Army who fought for the Union during the American Civil War, where he was awarded the Medal of Honor. He was born on December 14, 1846, in England, but moved to Rochester, New York. He entered service in Rochester and became a Corporal of Company A of the 22nd New York Volunteer Cavalry Regiment. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on March 2, 1865, in Waynesboro, Virginia. There, he is cited as capturing the "flag and bearer, with two other prisoners." He was issued his Medal of Honor on March 26, 1865.

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Also honored for actions on March 2, 1865

Charles W. Anderson Private · Army Civil War · 1865 HB Henry H. Bickford Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 CB Christopher C. Bruton Captain · Army Civil War · 1865 WC Warren Carman Private · Army Civil War · 1865 HC Hartwell B. Compson Major · Army Civil War · 1865 MC Michael Crowley Private · Army Civil War · 1865 CG Charles Arthur Goheen First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 Andrew Kuder Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865 GL George Ladd Private · Army Civil War · 1865 JM James Madison Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 JM John Miller Private · Army Civil War · 1865 Robert Niven Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865

See all 14 recipients for March 2, 1865 →

More Civil War recipients from New York

JB James Brown Quartermaster · Navy Civil War · 1863 VR Valentine Rossbach Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 WB William P. Brownell Coxswain · Navy Civil War · 1863 Henry Sartwell Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 WH William Hinnegan Second Class Fireman · Navy Civil War · 1864 JW Jerry C. Wall Private · Army Civil War · 1863
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