Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Sergeant Marcus M. Haskell received the Medal of Honor for his actions on September 17, 1862 in Antietam, Maryland during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company C, 35th Massachusetts Infantry. Haskell was 19 years old.
18 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on November 18, 1896, 34 years after the action.
Haskell was born on February 12, 1843 in Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Haskell died on October 29, 1925 in Centerville, Massachusetts, at the age of 82. He is buried at Beechwood Cemetery in Centerville, Massachusetts.
Haskell 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
Although wounded and exposed to a heavy fire from the enemy, at the risk of his own life he rescued a badly wounded comrade and succeeded in conveying him to a place of safety.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Wounds and injuries
What the citation records about his wounds:
Although wounded and exposed to a heavy fire from the enemy, at the risk of his own life he rescued a badly wounded comrade and succeeded in conveying him to a place of safety.
- Age at death: 82
- Resting place: Beechwood Cemetery
Battles and campaigns
Places
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Timeline
- February 12, 1843Born in Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
- September 17, 1862Act of valor — Antietam, MarylandAge 19. Company C, 35th Massachusetts Infantry
- November 18, 1896Medal of Honor presented
- October 29, 1925Died in Centerville, MassachusettsAge 82.
- Resting placeBeechwood CemeteryCenterville, Massachusetts
Biography
Marcus M. Haskell (February 12, 1843 - October 29, 1925) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor, the highest military award, for rescuing a wounded man while under fire at Antietam, on 17 September 1862, in spite of his own wound. Haskell was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, on February 12, 1843, and joined the Army in August 1862. He was wounded on no fewer than six occasions before finally mustering out in June 1865. He was awarded the Medal of Honor on 18 November 1896, for distinguished gallantry at the Battle of Antietam. Haskell died on October 29, 1925, and was buried at the Beechwood Cemetery in Centerville, Massachusetts.
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