Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Corporal Newton H. Hall received the Medal of Honor for his actions on November 30, 1864 in Franklin, Tennessee during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company I, 104th Ohio Infantry. Hall was 22 years old.
13 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on February 13, 1865.
Hall was born on August 4, 1842 in Brimfield, Portage County, Ohio. Hall died on October 19, 1911 in Kent, Ohio, at the age of 69. He is buried at Standing Rock Cemetery in Kent, Ohio.
Hall 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
Capture of flag, believed to have belonged to Stewart's Corps (C.S.A.).
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Places
Timeline
- August 4, 1842Born in Brimfield, Portage County, Ohio
- November 30, 1864Act of valor — Franklin, TennesseeAge 22. Company I, 104th Ohio Infantry
- February 13, 1865Medal of Honor presented
- October 19, 1911Died in Kent, OhioAge 69.
- Resting placeStanding Rock CemeteryKent, Ohio
Biography
Newton H. Hall (August 4, 1842 – October 19, 1911) was an infantryman in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry at the Battle of Franklin during the 1864 Franklin-Nashville Campaign.
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