| 词条 | Clinton A. Cilley |
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|name= Clinton Albert Cilley |birth_date= {{Birth date|1837|2|16}} |death_date= {{Death date and age|1900|5|9|1837|2|16}} |birth_place= Rockingham County, New Hampshire |death_place= North Carolina |placeofburial= Oakwood Cemetery Hickory (Catawba County), North Carolina |placeofburial_label= Place of burial |image= |caption= |nickname= |allegiance={{flag|United States of America|1861}} |branch={{army|USA}} |serviceyears= 1861 - 1866 |rank= Major Brevet Colonel |commands= |unit={{flagicon|Minnesota}} 2nd Minnesota Volunteer Infantry |battles= American Civil War *Battle of Chickamauga |awards= Medal of Honor |relations= |laterwork= lawyer, judge, politician }} Clinton Albert Cilley (February 16, 1837 – May 9, 1900) was a North Carolina lawyer and judge, and a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions as an officer in the Union Army at the Battle of Chickamauga in the American Civil War. BiographyCilley joined the 2nd Minnesota Infantry as a sergeant in June 1861, and was commissioned as a second lieutenant six months later. He mustered out in September 1866 with the rank of major and a brevet (honorary promotion) to the rank of colonel.[1] Cilley moved to western North Carolina at the end of the Civil War and became regional administrator for the Freedmens Bureau. Although he was essentially a carpetbagger, Cilley became very popular as a lawyer in Lenoir, North Carolina, where he was elected one of the town's first mayors. He married Emma Harper, daughter of Congressman James C. Harper. In 1890 he joined the New Hampshire Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. He was assigned national membership number 7521 and state society number 21. He died May 9, 1900 and is buried in Oakwood Cemetery Hickory (Catawba County), North Carolina. His grave can be found in Section 2-E, Row 2. HonorsThe Catawba County Museum of History contains the Clinton Cilley Collection of Civil War artifacts.[2] Medal of Honor citationRank and organization: Captain, Company C, 2d Minnesota Infantry. Place and date: At Chickamauga, Ga., September 20, 1863. Entered service at: Wasioja, Minn. Birth: Rockingham County, N.H. Date of issue: June 12, 1895. Citation:Seized the colors of a retreating regiment and led it into the thick of the attack. See also{{Portal|Biography|United States Army|American Civil War}}
Notes1. ^[https://archive.org/stream/historicalregist01heitrich#page/302/mode/2up Historical Register and Dictionary of the US Army] 2. ^{{Cite web |accessdate=October 5, 2010 |url=http://www.catawbahistory.org/catawba_county_museum_of_history.php |title=Catawba County Museum of History |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101026135058/http://catawbahistory.org/catawba_county_museum_of_history.php |archivedate=October 26, 2010 |df= }} References
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