Private Samuel Slavens was a soldier in the U.S. Army who was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for his actions in April 1862 in Georgia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company E, 33d Ohio Infantry. Slavens was about 32 years old.
The medal was presented on July 28, 1883, 21 years after the action.
Slavens was born in 1830 in Pike County, Ohio. His Medal of Honor is credited to Wakefield, Pike County, Ohio. Slavens died on June 18, 1862 in Atlanta, Georgia, at the age of about 32. He is buried at Chattanooga National Cemetery in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Slavens 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
One of 19 of 24 men (including two civilians) who, by direction of Gen. Ormsby M. Mitchell, penetrated nearly 200 miles south into enemy territory and captured a railroad train at Big Shanty, Ga., in an attempt to destroy the bridges and track between Chattanooga and Atlanta.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
How he died
- Awarded posthumously — died June 18, 1862.
- Manner of death: capital punishment
- Cause of death: hanging to death
- Age at death: about 32
- Resting place: Chattanooga National Cemetery
Cause and manner of death: Wikidata.
Battles and campaigns
Places
Timeline
- 1830Born in Pike County, Ohio
- April 1862Act of valor — GeorgiaAge about 32. Company E, 33d Ohio Infantry
- June 18, 1862Died in Atlanta, GeorgiaAge about 32.
- July 28, 1883Medal of Honor presented posthumously
- Resting placeChattanooga National CemeteryChattanooga, Tennessee
Biography
Samuel Slavens (c. 1830 – June 18, 1862) was a participant in the Andrew's Raid and a recipient of the Medal of Honor.
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Further reading
- The Great Locomotive Chase: The First Awarded Medals of Honorcmohs.org · 2022
