| 词条 | Horace Capron Jr. |
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|name = Horace Capron Jr. |image = |birth_date = 1840 |death_date = February 6, 1864 |birth_place = Laurel, Maryland |death_place = North Carolina |placeofburial = Springdale Cemetery and Mausoleum |allegiance ={{flag|United States of America|1861}} |branch ={{army|USA}} |serviceyears = 1861 - 1864 |rank = First Lieutenant |unit = 8th Illinois Cavalry 14th Illinois Cavalry |battles = |awards = {{Flagicon image|Medal of Honor ribbon.svg}} Medal of Honor }} Horace Capron Jr. (1840 – February 6, 1864) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Capron received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action at Chickahominy and Ashland in Virginia in June 1862. BiographyCapron was born in Laurel, Maryland in 1840, as the son of Horace Capron.[1] He joined the 8th Illinois Cavalry as a Corporal in September 1861, and was promoted to Sergeant in 1862.[2] He was later commissioned as a First Lieutenant of the 14th Illinois Cavalry, his father's regiment.[3] Capron was killed in action on 6 February 1864 while serving in North Carolina and his remains are interred at the Springdale Cemetery and Mausoleum in Peoria, Illinois. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on 27 September 1865.[4][5][6] Medal of Honor citation{{quotation|Gallantry in action.[4][5]}}See also{{Portal|Biography|United States Army|American Civil War}}
References1. ^[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8111868 Find a Grave] {{DEFAULTSORT:Capron, Horace Jr.}}2. ^Illinois muster rolls 3. ^Illinois muster rolls 4. ^1 {{Cite web |url=http://www.history.army.mil/moh/civilwar_af.html |title=Civil War (A-L) Medal of Honor Recipients |accessdate=24 November 2013}} 5. ^1 {{Cite web |url=http://projects.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=1364 |title=Horace Capron, Jr. |accessdate=24 November 2013}} 6. ^{{Cite web |url=http://valor.defense.gov/Recipients/ArmyMedalofHonorRecipients.aspx |title=U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients |accessdate=24 November 2013}} 6 : 1840 births|1864 deaths|People of Illinois in the American Civil War|Union Army officers|United States Army Medal of Honor recipients|American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor |
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