Major & Quartermaster Horatio Collins King was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on March 31, 1865 near Dinwiddie Courthouse, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with U.S. Volunteers. King was 27 years old.
5 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on September 23, 1897, 32 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Brevet Colonel.
King was born on December 22, 1837 in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. His Medal of Honor is credited to Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. King died on November 15, 1918 in Brooklyn, New York, at the age of 80. He is buried at The Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.
King 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
While serving as a volunteer aide, carried orders to the reserve brigade and participated with it in the charge which repulsed the enemy.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Life beyond the battlefield
- Occupations: lawyer
- Education: Dickinson College
Source: Wikidata.
Places
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Timeline
- December 22, 1837Born in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
- March 31, 1865Act of valor — near Dinwiddie Courthouse, VirginiaAge 27. U.S. Volunteers
- September 23, 1897Medal of Honor presented
- November 15, 1918Died in Brooklyn, New YorkAge 80.
- Resting placeThe Green-Wood CemeteryBrooklyn, New York
Biography
Horatio Collins King (December 22, 1837 – November 15, 1918) was a Union Army soldier who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the American Civil War. He also served as a U.S. lawyer, politician and author.
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