Henry Edwin Tremain-Bronx, NY
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Don.Morfe
N 40° 53.634 W 073° 52.020
18T E 595440 N 4527596
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Resaca, GA on May 15, 1864. He is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, NY in Section 37, Spruce Plot, Lot 3507.
Waymark Code: WM10RZ0
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 06/18/2019
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He was born on November 14, 1840 in Manhattan, NY and died on December 9, 1910 in Manhattan, NY. He attained the rank of Brevet Brigadier General in the Union Army. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: TREMAIN, HENRY E.
• Rank and organization: Major and Aide-de-Camp, U.S. Volunteers
• Place and date: At Resaca, Ga., 15 May 1864
• Entered service at: New York, N.Y.
• Date of issue: 30 June 1892
Citation: Voluntarily rode between the lines while 2 brigades of Union troops were firing into each other and stopped the firing.
Armed Service: Army
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