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Sergeant · U.S. Army

Nathaniel A. McKown

Sergeant Nathaniel A. McKown, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on September 29, 1864 at Chapin's Farm, Virginia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War September 29, 1864

Sergeant Nathaniel A. McKown, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on September 29, 1864 at Chapin's Farm, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company B, 58th Pennsylvania Infantry. McKown was 26 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. He later rose to the rank of First Lieutenant.

McKown was born on March 11, 1838 in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. His Medal of Honor is credited to Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. McKown died on August 11, 1902, at the age of 64. He is buried at Sunnyside Cemetery in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania.

McKown is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 380 credited to Pennsylvania.

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Official Medal of Honor citation

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

Timeline

  1. March 11, 1838
    Born in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
  2. September 29, 1864
    Act of valor — Chapin's Farm, Virginia
    Age 26. Company B, 58th Pennsylvania Infantry
  3. April 6, 1865
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. August 11, 1902
    Died
    Age 64.
  5. Resting place
    Sunnyside Cemetery
    Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania

Also honored for actions on September 29, 1864

LA Lester Archer Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 ✦ WB William Henry Barnes Private · Army Civil War · 1864 Powhatan Beaty First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 TB Thomas Belcher Private · Army Civil War · 1864 CB Charles Blucher Corporal · Army Civil War · 1864 JB James Brady Private · Army Civil War · 1864 JB James H. Bronson First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 GB George A. Buchanan Private · Army Civil War · 1864 ✦ FB Frederick Clarence Buck Corporal · Army Civil War · 1864 CC Cecil Clay Captain · Army Civil War · 1864 NE Nathan Huntley Edgerton First Lieutenant & Adjutant · Army Civil War · 1864 AF Augustin D. Flanagan Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864

See all 38 recipients for September 29, 1864 →

More Civil War recipients from Pennsylvania

Wilmon Whilldin Blackmar Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865 William Edward Miller Captain · Army Civil War · 1863 Charles McAnally Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1864 TE Thomas Evans Private · Army Civil War · 1864 WF William R. Fox Private · Army Civil War · 1865 JW Joseph White Coxswain · Navy Civil War · 1864
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.