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Private · U.S. Army

Henry B. Mattingly

Private Henry B. Mattingly, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on September 1, 1864 in Jonesboro, Georgia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War September 1, 1864

Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Private Henry B. Mattingly received the Medal of Honor for his actions on September 1, 1864 in Jonesboro, Georgia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company C, 10th Kentucky Infantry.

3 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on April 7, 1865.

Mattingly was born in Marion County, Kentucky. His Medal of Honor is credited to Lebanon, Marion County, Kentucky. Mattingly died on November 30, 1892 in Shepherdsville, Kentucky. He is buried at Lebanon Junction Cemetery in Lebanon Junction, Kentucky.

Mattingly is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 44 credited to Kentucky.

★ Flags & Colors

Official Medal of Honor citation

Capture of flags of 6th and 7th Arkansas Infantry (C.S.A.).

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

Timeline

  1. Date unknown
    Born in Marion County, Kentucky
  2. September 1, 1864
    Act of valor — Jonesboro, Georgia
    Company C, 10th Kentucky Infantry
  3. April 7, 1865
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. November 30, 1892
    Died in Shepherdsville, Kentucky
  5. Resting place
    Lebanon Junction Cemetery
    Lebanon Junction, Kentucky

Also honored for actions on September 1, 1864

Absalom Baird Brigadier General · Army Civil War · 1864 Patrick Irwin First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 JK Jeremiah Kuder Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1864

More Civil War recipients from Kentucky

Mary Edwards Walker Contract Surgeon · Army Civil War · 1861 Jacob Swegheimer Private · Army Civil War · 1863 OH Oliver Hughes Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 John Francis Weston Major · Army Civil War · 1865 Walter Thorn Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.