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Albert
E.
Fernald
May 13, 1838

–

December 3, 1908

Cemetery:

Oak Hill Cemetery

Awards Received

  • Medal of Honor

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Infantry)

    Division:

    20th Maine Infantry

    Action Date:

    April 1, 1865
    Date of Issue: May 10, 1865

    The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to First Lieutenant (Infantry) Albert E. Fernald, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 1 April 1865, while serving with Company F, 20th Maine Infantry, in action at Five Forks, Virginia. During a rush at the enemy, Lieutenant Fernald seized, during a scuffle, the flag of the 9th Virginia Infantry (Confederate States of America).