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Samuel Belton Horne

Captain Samuel Belton Horne, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on September 29, 1864 at Fort Harrison, Virginia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War September 29, 1864Born in Ireland

Captain Samuel Belton Horne, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on September 29, 1864 at Fort Harrison, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company H, 11th Connecticut Infantry. Horne was 21 years old.

37 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on November 19, 1897, 33 years after the action.

Horne was born on March 3, 1843 in Belleek, County Fermanagh, Ireland — one of 258 recipients born in Ireland. His Medal of Honor is credited to Winsted, Litchfield County, Connecticut. Horne died on September 18, 1928 in Winchester, Connecticut, at the age of 85. He is buried at Forest View Cemetery in Winsted, Connecticut.

Horne is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 57 credited to Connecticut.

Official Medal of Honor citation

While acting as an aide and carrying an important message, Horne was severely wounded and his horse killed, but delivered the order and rejoined his general.

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

Wounds and injuries

What the citation records about his wounds:

While acting as an aide and carrying an important message, Horne was severely wounded and his horse killed, but delivered the order and rejoined his general.
  • Age at death: 85
  • Resting place: Forest View Cemetery

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Places

  • Born: Belleek — map
  • Died: Connecticut — map
  • Buried: Forest View Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. March 3, 1843
    Born in Belleek, County Fermanagh, Ireland
  2. September 29, 1864
    Act of valor — Fort Harrison, Virginia
    Age 21. Company H, 11th Connecticut Infantry
  3. November 19, 1897
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. September 18, 1928
    Died in Winchester, Connecticut
    Age 85.
  5. Resting place
    Forest View Cemetery
    Winsted, Connecticut

Biography

Samuel Belton Horne (March 3, 1843 – September 18, 1928) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Horne received the United States' highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor. Horne's medal was won for heroism at Fort Harrison, Virginia, on September 29, 1864. He was honored with the award on November 19, 1897. Horne was born in Belleek, Ireland, and entered service in Winsted, Connecticut, where he was later buried.

From the Wikipedia article “Samuel B. Horne”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article →

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 Connecticut

JR James Roberts Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1864 Aaron Steven Lanfare First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865 LD Lorenzo Denning Landsman · Navy Civil War · 1864 EB Elijah William Bacon Private · Army Civil War · 1863 ✦ CW Christopher W. Wilson Private · Army Civil War · 1864 William B. Hincks Sergeant Major · Army Civil War · 1863
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.