Amzi D. Harmon

Amzi D. Harmon
Born	(1845-10-09)October 9, 1845 Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, US
Died	October 9, 1927(1927-10-09) (aged 82)
Buried	St. Cloud, Florida, US
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	US Army
Rank	Corporal
Unit	Company K, 211th Pennsylvania Infantry
Battles/wars	Third Battle of Petersburg American Civil War
Awards	Medal of Honor

Amzi Davis Harmon (April 18, 1845 – October 9, 1927) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Harmon received his country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor.^[1] Harmon's medal was won for his capturing of a Confederate States Army flag during the Third Battle of Petersburg, in Virginia on April 2, 1865.^[1] He was honored with the award on May 20, 1865.^[2]

Harmon was born in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, and entered service in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. He was buried in St. Cloud, Florida.^[1]

Medal of Honor citation

The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Corporal Amzi Davis Harmon, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 2 April 1865, while serving with Company K, 211th Pennsylvania Infantry, in action at Petersburg, Virginia, for capture of flag.^[1]

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Amzi D. Harmon". Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved August 10, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "Civil War (G-L) Medal of Honor Recipients". Archived from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved August 10, 2014.

References

Dyer, Frederick H (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co. ASIN B01BUFJ76Q.
War Department, U.S. (1880). The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. OCLC 857196196.

External links

"Amzi D. Harmon". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. Retrieved 11 December 2014.

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