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Lowell Mason Maxham

Corporal Lowell Mason Maxham, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on May 3, 1863 in Fredericksburg, Virginia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War May 3, 1863

Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Corporal Lowell Mason Maxham received the Medal of Honor for his actions on May 3, 1863 in Fredericksburg, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company F, 7th Massachusetts Infantry. Maxham was 21 years old.

29 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on August 24, 1896, 33 years after the action.

Maxham was born on December 6, 1841 in Carver, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. His Medal of Honor is credited to Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Maxham died on February 13, 1931, at the age of 89. He is buried at Mayflower Hill Cemetery in Taunton, Massachusetts.

Maxham is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 265 credited to Massachusetts.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Though severely wounded and in the face of a deadly fire from the enemy at short-range, he rushed bravely forward and was among the first to enter the enemy's works on the crest of Marye's Heights and helped to plant his regimental colors there.

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

Wounds and injuries

What the citation records about his wounds:

Though severely wounded and in the face of a deadly fire from the enemy at short-range, he rushed bravely forward and was among the first to enter the enemy's works on the crest of Marye's Heights and helped to plant his regimental colors there.
  • Age at death: 89
  • Resting place: Mayflower Hill Cemetery

Places

  • Born: Carver — map
  • Died: Boston — map
  • Buried: Mayflower Hill Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. December 6, 1841
    Born in Carver, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
  2. May 3, 1863
    Act of valor — Fredericksburg, Virginia
    Age 21. Company F, 7th Massachusetts Infantry
  3. August 24, 1896
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. February 13, 1931
    Died
    Age 89.
  5. Resting place
    Mayflower Hill Cemetery
    Taunton, Massachusetts

Biography

Lowell Mason Maxham (1841–1931) was a recipient of the Medal of Honor for heroism during the American Civil War.

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Also honored for actions on May 3, 1863

FB Frederick A. Ballen Private · Army Civil War · 1863 Thomas Wilson Bradley Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 EB Edward Brown Jr. Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 JB John Knight Bucklyn First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1863 John F. Chase Private · Army Civil War · 1863 Andrew Davidson Assistant Surgeon · Army Civil War · 1863 JF Jacob G. Frick Colonel · Army Civil War · 1863 John Curtis Gilmore Major · Army Civil War · 1863 WG William Ernest Goodman First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1863 Lewis Addison Grant Colonel · Army Civil War · 1863 John Hack Private · Army Civil War · 1863 Francis Bloodgood Hall Chaplain · Army Civil War · 1863

See all 30 recipients for May 3, 1863 →

More Civil War recipients from Massachusetts

Samuel E. Eddy Private · Army Civil War · 1865 JG John Griffiths Captain of the Forecastle · Navy Civil War · 1865 TC Thomas Cosgrove Private · Army Civil War · 1864 GM George Moore Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1862 WT William Talbott Captain of the Forecastle · Navy Civil War · 1863 CN Christopher Nugent Orderly Sergeant · Marine Corps Civil War · 1863
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.