Horace Capron Jr. | |
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Born | Laurel, Maryland, U.S. | October 27, 1839
Died | February 6, 1864 Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. | (aged 24)
Buried | Springdale Cemetery and Mausoleum, Peoria, Illinois, U.S. |
Allegiance | United States of America |
Service | United States Army |
Years of service | 1861–1864 |
Rank | First Lieutenant |
Unit | 8th Illinois Cavalry 14th Illinois Cavalry |
Awards | Medal of Honor |
Horace Capron Jr. (October 27, 1839 – February 6, 1864) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Capron received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action at Chickahominy and Ashland in Virginia in June 1862.[1]