Eugene Beauharnais Beaumont | |
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Born | Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, US | August 2, 1837
Died | August 17, 1916 Harveys Lake, Pennsylvania, US | (aged 79)
Place of burial | Hollenback Cemetery, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania |
Allegiance | United States Union |
Service | US Army Union Army |
Years of service | 1861 – 1892 |
Rank | Lieutenant Colonel USA Brevet Colonel USV |
Unit | 4th U.S. Cavalry Regiment |
Battles / wars | American Civil War Red River War |
Awards | Medal of Honor |
Eugene Beauharnais Beaumont (August 2, 1837 – August 17, 1916) was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at an engagement on the Harpeth River in Tennessee and at the Battle of Selma. After the Civil War he served in the Indian Wars of the western United States.