Captain Henry H. Crocker was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on October 19, 1864 at Cedar Creek, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company F, 2d Massachusetts Cavalry. Crocker was 25 years old.
18 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on January 10, 1896, 31 years after the action.
Crocker was born on January 20, 1839 in Colchester, New London County, Connecticut. His Medal of Honor is credited to San Francisco, San Francisco County, California. Crocker died in 1913 in Washington, New Jersey, at the age of about 74. He is buried at Washington Cemetery in Washington, New Jersey.
Crocker is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 142 credited to California.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Voluntarily led a charge, which resulted in the capture of 14 prisoners and in which he himself was wounded.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Wounds and injuries
What the citation records about his wounds:
Voluntarily led a charge, which resulted in the capture of 14 prisoners and in which he himself was wounded.
- Age at death: about 74
- Resting place: Washington Cemetery
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Places
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Timeline
- January 20, 1839Born in Colchester, New London County, Connecticut
- October 19, 1864Act of valor — Cedar Creek, VirginiaAge 25. Company F, 2d Massachusetts Cavalry
- January 10, 1896Medal of Honor presented
- 1913Died in Washington, New JerseyAge about 74.
- Resting placeWashington CemeteryWashington, New Jersey
Biography
Henry H. Crocker (January 20, 1839 – March 27, 1913) was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Battle of Cedar Creek fought near Middletown, Virginia on October 19, 1864. The battle was the decisive engagement of Major General Philip Sheridan's Valley Campaigns of 1864 and was the largest battle fought in the Shenandoah Valley.
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