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Henry F. Frizzell

Private Henry F. Frizzell, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on May 22, 1863 in Vicksburg, Mississippi during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War May 22, 1863

Private Henry F. Frizzell was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on May 22, 1863 in Vicksburg, Mississippi during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company B, 6th Missouri Infantry. Frizzell was about 24 years old.

99 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on July 30, 1894, 31 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Corporal.

Frizzell was born in 1839 in Madison County, Missouri. His Medal of Honor is credited to Pilot Knob, Iron County, Missouri. Frizzell died on May 25, 1904 in St. Louis, Missouri, at the age of about 65. He is buried at Mount Lebanon Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri. Records also list him as Frazell, Henry F..

Frizzell is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 78 credited to Missouri.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

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

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Places

  • Born: Madison County — map
  • Buried: Mount Lebanon Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. 1839
    Born in Madison County, Missouri
  2. May 22, 1863
    Act of valor — Vicksburg, Mississippi
    Age about 24. Company B, 6th Missouri Infantry
  3. July 30, 1894
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. May 25, 1904
    Died in St. Louis, Missouri
    Age about 65.
  5. Resting place
    Mount Lebanon Cemetery
    St. Louis, Missouri

Biography

Henry F. Frizzell (December 1839 – May 1904) was a Union Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient. A Madision County, Missouri native and self-described "Union Man", he served during the American Civil War. In August 1861, Henry traveled to Camp Blood in Pilot Knob, Missouri and enlisted for 3 years in the 6th Missouri Infantry.

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Also honored for actions on May 22, 1863

CA Christian Albert Private · Army Civil War · 1863 WA William J. Archinal Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 CA Clinton Lycurgus Armstrong Private · Army Civil War · 1863 DA David Ayers Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 JA John G. k Ayers Private · Army Civil War · 1863 WB William H. Barringer Private · Army Civil War · 1863 MB Matthew Bickford Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 TB Thomas A. Blasdel Private · Army Civil War · 1863 EB Emmer Bowen Private · Army Civil War · 1863 UB Uriah H. Brown Private · Army Civil War · 1863 WB William P. Brownell Coxswain · Navy Civil War · 1863 JB John C. Buckley Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863

See all 100 recipients for May 22, 1863 →

More Civil War recipients from Missouri

CD Charles H. Depuy First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 AP Ambrose Porter Commissary Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 JP Joseph M. Pesch Private · Army Civil War · 1863 Fitz W. Guerin Private · Army Civil War · 1863 M. R. William Grebe Captain · Army Civil War · 1864 Nathaniel Mcclean Gwynne Private · Army Civil War · 1864
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.