Lemuel F. Holland

Lemuel F. Holland
Born (1840-07-28)July 28, 1840
Burlington, Ohio
Died January 13, 1914(1914-01-13) (aged 73)
Buried at Decatur, Illinois
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branch United States Army
Union Army
Rank

Sergeant

Unit Company D, 104th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Battles/wars American Civil War
Awards Medal of Honor

Lemuel F. Holland (July 28, 1840 – January 13, 1914) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.[1]

Holland was born in Burlington, Ohio on July 28, 1840, and entered service at LaSalle County, Illinois. He was awarded the Medal of Honor, for extraordinary heroism on July 2, 1863, while serving as a corporal with Company D, 104th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, at Elk River, Tennessee. His Medal of Honor was issued on October 30, 1897.[2]

He died at the age of 73, on January 13, 1914, and was buried at the Greenwood Cemetery in Decatur, 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 Corporal Lemuel F. Holland, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 2 July 1863, while serving with Company D, 104th Illinois Infantry, in action at Elk River, Tennessee. Corporal Holland voluntarily joined a small party that, under a heavy fire, captured a stockade and saved the bridge.[3]

References

  1. "Medal of Honor Recipients". United States Army Center of Military History. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  2. "HOLLAND, LEMUEL F.". Congressional Medal of Honor Society. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  3. "Valor awards for Lemuel F. Holland". Military Times, Hall of Valor. Retrieved 11 August 2014.

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