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Sergeant · U.S. Army

Hiram Adolphus Delavie

Sergeant Hiram Adolphus Delavie, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on April 1, 1865 in Five Forks, Virginia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War April 1, 1865

Sergeant Hiram Adolphus Delavie was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on April 1, 1865 in Five Forks, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company I, 11th Pennsylvania Infantry (Washington Blues). Delavie was about 41 years old.

21 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on May 10, 1865. He later rose to the rank of First Sergeant.

Delavie was born in 1824 in Stark County, Ohio. His Medal of Honor is credited to Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Delavie died on July 28, 1873 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at the age of about 49. He is buried at Allegheny Cemetery in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His medal is held by Charles H. Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center, Chattanooga, TN. Records also list him as Delaway, Hiram A..

Delavie is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 380 credited to Pennsylvania.

★ Flags & Colors

Official Medal of Honor citation

Capture of flag.

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

Timeline

  1. 1824
    Born in Stark County, Ohio
  2. April 1, 1865
    Act of valor — Five Forks, Virginia
    Age about 41. Company I, 11th Pennsylvania Infantry (Washington Blues)
  3. May 10, 1865
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. July 28, 1873
    Died in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    Age about 49.
  5. Resting place
    Allegheny Cemetery
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Also honored for actions on April 1, 1865

William Henry harrison Benyaurd First Lieutenant, Engineers · Army Civil War · 1865 Wilmon Whilldin Blackmar Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865 HB Henry G. Bonebrake First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865 DE David Edwards Private · Army Civil War · 1865 AE Adelbert Everson Private · Army Civil War · 1865 Albert E. Fernald First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865 Eugene W. Ferris First Lieutenant & Adjutant · Army Civil War · 1865 Charles N. Gardner Private · Army Civil War · 1865 James G. Grindlay Colonel · Army Civil War · 1865 AK August Kauss Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 Jacob Koogle First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865 TM Thomas J. Murphy First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865

See all 22 recipients for April 1, 1865 →

More Civil War recipients from Pennsylvania

JK John M. Kindig Corporal · Army Civil War · 1864 Everett W. Anderson Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 BL Benjamin Lloyd Coal Heaver · Navy Civil War · 1864 WL William Edman Leonard Private · Army Civil War · 1864 JS John Hamilton reid Storey Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 JE James Edgar Engle Sergeant · 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.