Myron Hawley Ranney-Tumwater, WA
Posted by: Don.Morfe
N 47° 00.738 W 122° 53.772
10T E 507889 N 5206536
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Bull Run, VA on August 30, 1862. He is buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Tumwater, WA in Block 178, Lot 25.
Waymark Code: WM107R8
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 03/16/2019
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He was born on July 25, 1845 in Franklinville, NY and died on September 27, 1910 in Olympia, WA. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: RANNEY, MYRON H.
• Rank and organization: Private, Company G, 13th New York Infantry
• Place and date: At Bull Run, Va., 30 August 1862
• Date of issue: 23 March 1895
Citation: Picked up the colors and carried them off the field after the color bearer had been shot down; was himself wounded.
Armed Service: Army
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