Pitt B. Herington

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Pitt B. Herington
Born(1841-02-05)February 5, 1841
Michigan
DiedJanuary 15, 1919(1919-01-15) (aged 77)
Buried
Clinton, Illinois
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branch United States Army
Rank Private
UnitCompany E, 11th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Battles/wars American Civil War
Awards Medal of Honor

Pitt B. Herington (February 5, 1841 - January 15, 1919) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor. [1]

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Herington was born in Michigan on February 5, 1841, and entered service at Tipton, Iowa. He was awarded the Medal of Honor, for extraordinary heroism on June 15, 1864, while serving as a Private with Company E, 11th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment, at Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia. His Medal of Honor was issued, on November 27, 1899. [2]

He died at the age of 77, on January 15, 1919, and was buried at the Memorial Park Cemetery in Clinton, Illinois.

Medal of Honor citation

The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Pitt B. Herington, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 15 June 1864, while serving with Company E, 11th Iowa Infantry, in action at Kenesaw Mountain, Georgia. With one companion and under a fierce fire of the enemy at close range, Private Herington went to the rescue of a wounded comrade who had fallen between the lines and carried him to a place of safety. [3]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Medal of Honor Recipients". United States Army Center of Military History. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "HERINGTON, PITT B". Congressional Medal of Honor Society. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Valor awards for Pitt B. Herington". Military Times, Hall of Valor. Retrieved 10 August 2014.

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References

"Pitt B. Herington". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave . Retrieved 10 August 2014.


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