Sergeant Major Milton Murray Holland was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on September 29, 1864 at Chapin's Farm, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with 5th U.S. Colored Infantry. Holland was 20 years old.
37 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on April 6, 1865.
Holland was born on August 1, 1844 in Austin, Travis County, Texas. His Medal of Honor is credited to Albany, Athens County, Ohio. Holland died on May 15, 1910 in Silver Springs, Maryland, at the age of 65. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.
Holland 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
Took command of Company C, after all the officers had been killed or wounded, and gallantly led it.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
How he died
- Manner of death: natural causes
- Cause of death: myocardial infarction
- Age at death: 65
- Resting place: Arlington National Cemetery
Cause and manner of death: Wikidata.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Places
Timeline
- August 1, 1844Born in Austin, Travis County, Texas
- September 29, 1864Act of valor — Chapin's Farm, VirginiaAge 20. 5th U.S. Colored Infantry
- April 6, 1865Medal of Honor presented
- May 15, 1910Died in Silver Springs, MarylandAge 65.
- Resting placeArlington National CemeteryArlington, Virginia
Biography
Milton Murray Holland (August 1, 1844 – May 15, 1910) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions at the Battle of Chaffin's Farm.
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Named in his honor
- Milton Holland Creek — brook
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