Second Lieutenant & Captain Henry Seymour Hall, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on November 7, 1863 at Gaines' Mill & Rappahannock Station, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company G, 27th New York Infantry; Company F, 121st New York Infantry. Hall was 28 years old.
2 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on August 17, 1891, 27 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Brevet Brigadier General, U.S. Vols..
Hall was born on September 26, 1835 in Barkersville, Saratoga County, New York. His Medal of Honor is credited to Elmira, Chemung County, New York. Hall died on July 1, 1908 in Kansas City, Kansas, at the age of 72. He is buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence, Kansas. Records also list him as Hall, Hiram Seymour.
Hall is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 678 credited to New York.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Although wounded at Gaines' Mill, Va., he remained on duty and participated in the battle with his company. At Rappahannock Station, Va., while acting as aide, rendered gallant and prompt assistance in reforming the regiments inside the enemy's works.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Wounds and injuries
What the citation records about his wounds:
Although wounded at Gaines' Mill, Va., he remained on duty and participated in the battle with his company.
- Age at death: 72
- Resting place: Oak Hill Cemetery
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Places
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Timeline
- September 26, 1835Born in Barkersville, Saratoga County, New York
- November 7, 1863Act of valor — Gaines' Mill & Rappahannock Station, VirginiaAge 28. Company G, 27th New York Infantry; Company F, 121st New York Infantry
- August 17, 1891Medal of Honor presented
- July 1, 1908Died in Kansas City, KansasAge 72.
- Resting placeOak Hill CemeteryLawrence, Kansas
Biography
Hiram Seymour Hall (September 26, 1835 - July 1, 1908) was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor Hall was born in Barkersville, New York, on September 26, 1835. He was awarded the Medal of Honor, for extraordinary heroism shown on June 27, 1862, at the Battle of Gaines's Mill and on November 7, 1863, at the Second Battle of Rappahannock Station, while serving as a captain with Company G, 121st New York Infantry. After the war, he returned to New York and married Augusta J. Galentine Hall (1842–1927). The couple had three children: Clarence Seymour Hall (1868–1922), Harry B. Hall (1869–1891), and Augusta J.
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