Private Hiram Reese Howard was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on November 25, 1863 at Missionary Ridge, Tennessee during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company H, 11th Ohio Infantry. Howard was 20 years old.
15 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on July 29, 1892, 28 years after the action.
Howard was born on February 17, 1843 in Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio. His Medal of Honor is credited to Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Howard died on May 9, 1912 in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, at the age of 69. He is buried at Lone Oak Cemetery in Point Pleasant, West Virginia.
Howard is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 256 credited to Ohio.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Scaled the enemy's works and in a hand-to-hand fight helped capture the flag of the 18th Alabama Infantry (C.S.A.).
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Places
- Buried: Lone Oak Cemetery — map
Timeline
- February 17, 1843Born in Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio
- November 25, 1863Act of valor — Missionary Ridge, TennesseeAge 20. Company H, 11th Ohio Infantry
- July 29, 1892Medal of Honor presented
- May 9, 1912Died in Point Pleasant, West VirginiaAge 69.
- Resting placeLone Oak CemeteryPoint Pleasant, West Virginia
Biography
Hiram Reese Howard (February 17, 1843 – May 9, 1912) was an American soldier and recipient of the Medal of Honor.
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