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Howell G. Trogden

Private Howell G. Trogden, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on May 22, 1863 in Vicksburg, Mississippi during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War May 22, 1863

Private Howell G. Trogden, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on May 22, 1863 in Vicksburg, Mississippi during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company B, 8th Missouri Infantry. Trogden was 22 years old.

99 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on August 3, 1894, 31 years after the action.

Trogden was born on October 24, 1840 in Cedar Falls, Randolph County, North Carolina. His Medal of Honor is credited to St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri. Trogden died on December 2, 1910, at the age of 70. He is buried at Calvary Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. His medal is held by National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.

Trogden is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 78 credited to Missouri.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party." He carried his regiment's flag and tried to borrow a gun to defend it.

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

Battles and campaigns

1863 · Civil War

Siege of Vicksburg

Result: Union victory

21 Medal of Honor recipients

Places

  • Born: Cedar Falls — map
  • Died: California — map
  • Buried: Los Angeles — map

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Timeline

  1. October 24, 1840
    Born in Cedar Falls, Randolph County, North Carolina
  2. May 22, 1863
    Act of valor — Vicksburg, Mississippi
    Age 22. Company B, 8th Missouri Infantry
  3. August 3, 1894
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. December 2, 1910
    Died
    Age 70.
  5. Resting place
    Calvary Cemetery
    Los Angeles, California

Biography

Howell Gilliam Trogden (October 24, 1841 – December 2, 1910) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Trogden received his country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor. Trogden's medal was won for his gallantry at the Battle of Vicksburg in Mississippi on May 22, 1863. He was honored with the award on August 3, 1894. Trogden was born in Cedar Falls, North Carolina, and entered service in St. Louis, Missouri, and was buried in Los Angeles, California.

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Also honored for actions on May 22, 1863

CA Christian Albert Private · Army Civil War · 1863 WA William J. Archinal Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 CA Clinton Lycurgus Armstrong Private · Army Civil War · 1863 DA David Ayers Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 JA John G. k Ayers Private · Army Civil War · 1863 WB William H. Barringer Private · Army Civil War · 1863 MB Matthew Bickford Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 TB Thomas A. Blasdel Private · Army Civil War · 1863 EB Emmer Bowen Private · Army Civil War · 1863 UB Uriah H. Brown Private · Army Civil War · 1863 WB William P. Brownell Coxswain · Navy Civil War · 1863 JB John C. Buckley Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863

See all 100 recipients for May 22, 1863 →

More Civil War recipients from Missouri

CB Charles Bieger Private · Army Civil War · 1864 AP Ambrose Porter Commissary Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 William Wallace McCammon First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1862 CD Charles H. Depuy First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 JP Joseph M. Pesch Private · Army Civil War · 1863 M. R. William Grebe Captain · Army Civil War · 1864
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.