词条 | Francis A. Bishop |
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|name = Francis A. Bishop |image = |birth_date = |death_date = |birth_place = Bradford County, Pennsylvania |death_place = Michigan |placeofburial = |allegiance = United States of America |branch = United States Army Union Army |serviceyears = 15 September 1861 to 29 June 1865 |rank = Private |unit = Company C, 57th Pennsylvania Infantry |battles = Battle of Spotsylvania Court House |awards = {{Flagicon image|Medal of Honor ribbon.svg}} Medal of Honor }} Private Francis A. Bishop was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Bishop received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House in Virginia on 12 May 1864. He was honored with the award on 1 December 1864.[1][2] BiographyBishop was born in Bradford County, Pennsylvania. He enlisted into the 57th Pennsylvania Infantry on 15 September 1861. After his Medal of Honor event he also participated in other event. He attained the rank of corporal and mustered out on 29 June 1865. He moved to Retsil, Washington after the war and died there. His remains are interred in Blanchard, Michigan.[2] Medal of Honor citation{{quotation|Capture of flag.[1]}}See also{{Portal|Biography|United States Army|American Civil War}}
References1. ^1 {{Cite web |url=http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwaral.html |title=Civil War (A-L) Medal of Honor Recipients |accessdate=14 September 2013}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bishop, Francis A.}}2. ^1 {{Cite web |url=http://www.pacivilwar.com/medalofhonor/bradford.html |title=PA Civil War Medal of Honor Recipients |accessdate=14 September 2013}} 5 : People of Pennsylvania in the American Civil War|Union Army officers|United States Army Medal of Honor recipients|American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor|People from Bradford County, Pennsylvania |
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