Horace Capron Jr., Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient

Rank: Sergeant (Highest Rank: First Lieutenant)

Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War

Unit/Command: Company G, 8th Illinois Cavalry

Military Service Branch: U.S. Army

Medal of Honor Action Date: June 1862

Medal of Honor Action Place: Chickahominy & Ashland, Virginia, USA

Citation: Gallantry in action.

Accredited to: Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois

Awarded Posthumously: Yes

Presentation Date & Details: September 27, 1865

Born: 1840, Laurel, Prince George’s County, MD, United States

Died: February 6, 1864, NC, United States

Buried: Springdale Cemetery (MH) (Prospect Hill Sec.82), Peoria, IL, United States

https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/horace-capron-jr

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