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Moses C. Hanscom

Corporal Moses C. Hanscom, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on October 14, 1863 at Bristoe Station, Virginia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War October 14, 1863

Corporal Moses C. Hanscom was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on October 14, 1863 at Bristoe Station, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company F, 19th Maine Infantry. Hanscom was about 21 years old.

4 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on December 6, 1864 — by Major General George G. Meade, at a review of the 2nd Army Corps Headquarters, Peebles' House, near Petersburg, Va.

Hanscom was born in 1842 in Danville, Androscoggin County, Maine. His Medal of Honor is credited to Bowdoinham, Sagadahoc County, Maine. Hanscom died on July 26, 1873 in Auburn, Maine, at the age of about 31. He is buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Auburn, Maine. His medal is held by Maine State Museum, Augusta, ME.

Hanscom is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 66 credited to Maine.

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Official Medal of Honor citation

Capture of the flag of 26th North Carolina (C.S.A.).

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

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Places

  • Born: Auburn — map
  • Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. 1842
    Born in Danville, Androscoggin County, Maine
  2. October 14, 1863
    Act of valor — Bristoe Station, Virginia
    Age about 21. Company F, 19th Maine Infantry
  3. December 6, 1864
    Medal of Honor presented
    By Major General George G. Meade, at a review of the 2nd Army Corps Headquarters, Peebles' House, near Petersburg, Va.
  4. July 26, 1873
    Died in Auburn, Maine
    Age about 31.
  5. Resting place
    Oak Hill Cemetery
    Auburn, Maine

Biography

Moses C. Hanscom (1842 – July 26, 1873) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor. Hanscom was born in 1842 in Danville, Maine and entered service at Bowdoinham, Maine. He was awarded the Medal of Honor, for extraordinary heroism shown on October 14, 1863, at the Battle of Bristoe Station, while serving as a corporal with Company F, 19th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment. His Medal of Honor was issued on December 1, 1864, and is on display at the Maine State Museum. Hanscom died at the age of 30, on July 26, 1873, and was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Auburn, Maine.

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Also honored for actions on October 14, 1863

Joseph Kirby Corson Assistant Surgeon · Army Civil War · 1863 TC Thomas Cullen Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 LS Louis Jeanottelle Sacriste First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1863 Michael Emmet Urell Private · Army Civil War · 1863

More Civil War recipients from Maine

Oliver Otis Howard Brigadier General · Army Civil War · 1862 John F. Chase Private · Army Civil War · 1863 Andrew Barclay Spurling Lieutenant Colonel · Army Civil War · 1865 Albert E. Fernald First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865 AM Augustus Merrill Captain · Army Civil War · 1865 TB Thomas Belcher Private · 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.