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Henry Walker Rowe

Private Henry Walker Rowe, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on June 17, 1864 in Petersburg, Virginia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War June 17, 1864

Private Henry Walker Rowe was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on June 17, 1864 in Petersburg, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company I, 11th New Hampshire Infantry. Rowe was 24 years old.

12 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on December 1, 1864.

Rowe was born on April 1, 1840 in Candia, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. Rowe died on October 9, 1913 in Roxbury, Massachusetts, at the age of 73. He is buried at Hill Cemetery in Candia, New Hampshire.

Rowe is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 35 credited to New Hampshire.

Official Medal of Honor citation

With two companions, he rushed and disarmed 27 enemy pickets, capturing a stand of flags.

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

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Places

  • Buried: Hill Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. April 1, 1840
    Born in Candia, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
  2. June 17, 1864
    Act of valor — Petersburg, Virginia
    Age 24. Company I, 11th New Hampshire Infantry
  3. December 1, 1864
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. October 9, 1913
    Died in Roxbury, Massachusetts
    Age 73.
  5. Resting place
    Hill Cemetery
    Candia, New Hampshire

Biography

Henry Walker Rowe (April 1, 1840 – October 9, 1913) was a private in the United States Army who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Honor for gallantry during the American Civil War. Rowe was awarded the medal on December 1, 1864 for actions performed at the Second Battle of Petersburg in Virginia on June 17, 1864.

From the Wikipedia article “Henry W. Rowe”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article →

Also honored for actions on June 17, 1864

JB John Brosnan Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 HC Henry Flint Chandler Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 William Donaldson Dickey Captain · Army Civil War · 1864 JH John H. Harbourne Private · Army Civil War · 1864 HM Henry Coddington Meyer Captain · Army Civil War · 1864 PM Patrick H. Monaghan Corporal · Army Civil War · 1864 Francis Morrison Private · Army Civil War · 1864 George H. Plowman Sergeant Major · Army Civil War · 1864 Robert Alexander Reid Private · Army Civil War · 1864 BS Bernard A. Strausburgh First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 ✦ JW John H. Wageman Private · Army Civil War · 1864 BY Benjamin F. Young Corporal · Army Civil War · 1864

More Civil War recipients from New Hampshire

Michael A. Dillon Private · Army Civil War · 1862 GD George P. Dow Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 John Coughlin Lieutenant Colonel · Army Civil War · 1864 Francis Henry Goodall First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1862 WT William Tilton Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 JN John J. Nolan Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1862
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.