Sponsored by:

Navy Federal Credit Union
Moses
C.
Hanscom
1842

–

July 26, 1873

Cemetery:

Oak Hill Cemetery

Awards Received

  • Medal of Honor

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Corporal

    Division:

    19th Maine Infantry

    Action Date:

    October 14, 1863
    Date of Issue: December 1, 1864

    The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Corporal Moses C. Hanscom, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 14 October 1863, while serving with Company F, 19th Maine Infantry, in action at Bristoe Station, Virginia, for capture of the flag of 26th North Carolina (Confederate States of America).