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Morgan D. Lane

Private Morgan D. Lane, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on April 6, 1865 in Jetersville, Virginia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War April 6, 1865

Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Private Morgan D. Lane received the Medal of Honor for his actions on April 6, 1865 in Jetersville, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Signal Corps. Lane was about 21 years old.

59 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on March 16, 1866.

Lane was born in 1844 in Monroe, Orange County, New York. His Medal of Honor is credited to Allegan, Allegan County, Michigan. Lane died on July 19, 1892 in Atchison, Kansas, at the age of about 48. He is buried at Mount Vernon Cemetery in Atchison, Kansas.

Lane is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 112 credited to Michigan.

★ Flags & Colors

Official Medal of Honor citation

Capture of flag of gunboat Nansemond

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

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Places

  • Born: Monroe — map
  • Buried: Mount Vernon Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. 1844
    Born in Monroe, Orange County, New York
  2. April 6, 1865
    Act of valor — Jetersville, Virginia
    Age about 21. Signal Corps
  3. March 16, 1866
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. July 19, 1892
    Died in Atchison, Kansas
    Age about 48.
  5. Resting place
    Mount Vernon Cemetery
    Atchison, Kansas

Biography

Morgan D. Lane (c. 1844 – July 19, 1892) was a Chief Bugler in the Union Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his role in the American Civil War.

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Also honored for actions on April 6, 1865

JB John Francis Benjamin Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 OB Orrin Bennett Private · Army Civil War · 1865 HB Hugh Patterson Boon Captain · Army Civil War · 1865 Lewis Francis Brest Private · Army Civil War · 1865 AB Andrew Bringle Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 IC Ivers S. Calkin First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 JC John Chapman Private · Army Civil War · 1865 AC Albert Adams Clapp First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 TC Trustrim Connell Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 FC Francis Marion Cunningham First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 Thomas Ward Custer Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865 TD Thomas Davis Private · Army Civil War · 1865

See all 60 recipients for April 6, 1865 →

More Civil War recipients from Michigan

CF Charles S. Fall Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 FS Frederic William Swift Lieutenant Colonel · Army Civil War · 1863 UC Ulric Lyons Crocker Private · Army Civil War · 1864 Thomas Ward Custer Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865 AW Alonzo Woodruff Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 William Herbert Withington Captain · Army Civil War · 1861
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.