Private Nathan Mullock Hallock was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on June 15, 1863 at Bristoe Station, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company K, 124th New York Infantry. Hallock was 18 years old.
One other service member also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on September 10, 1897, 34 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Corporal.
Hallock was born on August 23, 1844 in Mount Hope, Orange County, New York. His Medal of Honor is credited to Middletown, Orange County, New York. Hallock died on March 21, 1903 in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 58. He is buried at Hillside Cemetery in Middletown, New York.
Hallock is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 678 credited to New York.
Official Medal of Honor citation
At imminent peril saved from death or capture a disabled officer of his company by carrying him under a hot musketry fire to a place of safety.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
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Timeline
- August 23, 1844Born in Mount Hope, Orange County, New York
- June 15, 1863Act of valor — Bristoe Station, VirginiaAge 18. Company K, 124th New York Infantry
- September 10, 1897Medal of Honor presented
- March 21, 1903Died in Los Angeles, CaliforniaAge 58.
- Resting placeHillside CemeteryMiddletown, New York
Biography
Nathan Mullock Hallock (August 23, 1844 – March 21, 1903) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor. Hallock was born in Mount Hope, New York, on August 23, 1844. He was awarded the Medal of Honor, for extraordinary heroism shown on June 15, 1863, while serving as a Private with Company K, 124th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, at Bristoe Station, Virginia. His Medal of Honor was issued on September 10, 1897. Hallock died at the age of 58, on March 21, 1903, and was buried at Hillside Cemetery in Middletown, Orange County, New York.
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