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Henry H. Nash

Corporal Henry H. Nash, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on May 3, 1863 in Vicksburg, Mississippi during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War May 3, 1863

Corporal Henry H. Nash, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on May 3, 1863 in Vicksburg, Mississippi during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company B, 47th Ohio Infantry. Nash was 21 years old.

29 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on February 15, 1909, 45 years after the action.

Nash was born on March 4, 1842 in Lenawee County, Michigan. His Medal of Honor is credited to Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan. Nash died on March 30, 1917 in Palmyra, Michigan, at the age of 75. He is buried at Palmyra Cemetery in Palmyra, Michigan.

Nash is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 112 credited to Michigan.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Was one of a party that volunteered and attempted to run the enemy's batteries with a steam tug and two barges loaded with subsistence stores.

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

Timeline

  1. March 4, 1842
    Born in Lenawee County, Michigan
  2. May 3, 1863
    Act of valor — Vicksburg, Mississippi
    Age 21. Company B, 47th Ohio Infantry
  3. February 15, 1909
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. March 30, 1917
    Died in Palmyra, Michigan
    Age 75.
  5. Resting place
    Palmyra Cemetery
    Palmyra, Michigan

Also honored for actions on May 3, 1863

FB Frederick A. Ballen Private · Army Civil War · 1863 Thomas Wilson Bradley Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 EB Edward Brown Jr. Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 JB John Knight Bucklyn First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1863 John F. Chase Private · Army Civil War · 1863 Andrew Davidson Assistant Surgeon · Army Civil War · 1863 JF Jacob G. Frick Colonel · Army Civil War · 1863 John Curtis Gilmore Major · Army Civil War · 1863 WG William Ernest Goodman First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1863 Lewis Addison Grant Colonel · Army Civil War · 1863 John Hack Private · Army Civil War · 1863 Francis Bloodgood Hall Chaplain · Army Civil War · 1863

See all 30 recipients for May 3, 1863 →

More Civil War recipients from Michigan

AW Alonzo Woodruff Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 Patrick Irwin First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 ML Morgan D. Lane Private · Army Civil War · 1865 Cornelius Minor Hadley Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 BY Benjamin F. Young Corporal · Army Civil War · 1864 GC Gabriel Cole Corporal · Army Civil War · 1864
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.