Private Ulric Lyons Crocker, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on October 19, 1864 at Cedar Creek, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company M, 6th Michigan Cavalry. Crocker was 21 years old.
18 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on October 26, 1864.
Crocker was born on September 5, 1843 in Ohio. His Medal of Honor is credited to Vergennes, Kent County, Michigan. Crocker died on February 2, 1913 in Manchester, Kansas, at the age of 69. He is buried at Medora Cemetery in Medora, Illinois.
Crocker is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 112 credited to Michigan.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Capture of flag of 18th Georgia (C.S.A.).
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Places
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Timeline
- September 5, 1843Born in Ohio
- October 19, 1864Act of valor — Cedar Creek, VirginiaAge 21. Company M, 6th Michigan Cavalry
- October 26, 1864Medal of Honor presented
- February 2, 1913Died in Manchester, KansasAge 69.
- Resting placeMedora CemeteryMedora, Illinois
Biography
Ulric Lyona Crocker (September 5, 1843 – February 2, 1913) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Battle of Cedar Creek fought near Middletown, Virginia on October 19, 1864. The battle was the decisive engagement of Major General Philip Sheridan's Valley Campaigns of 1864 and was the largest battle fought in the Shenandoah Valley.
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