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Heroic Score1001057th out of 4480
Number of Medals2
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score1022193 of 4480
U.S. Army#443of 2016
Armor#47of 347
American Civil War:#2of 21
Battle of Kernstown I#1of 1
Battle of Hanover#1of 2
Battle of Gettysburg#2of 75
Battle of Hagerstown#1of 1
Battle of Boonsboro#1of 2
Battle of Mine Run#2of 7
Battle of Cove Mountain#1of 2
Battle of Lynchburg#1of 4
Battle of Rutherford's Farm#1of 3
Battle of Kernstown II#1of 2
Battle of Moorefield#1of 4
Valley Campaigns of 1864#1of 5
Battle of Opequon#1of 5
Battle of Fisher's Hill#1of 5
Battle of Cedar Creek#1of 7
Battle of Waynesboro#1of 10
Virginia#2of 24
Appomattox Campaign#2of 13
Battle of Dinwiddie Court House#2of 8
Battle of Five Forks#2of 22
Battle of Sailor's Creek#3of 20
Appomattox Court House#2of 3
American Civil War#10of 1091
Francis M. Cunningham
First Lieutenant, U.S. Army
American Civil War:Battle of Kernstown IBattle of HanoverBattle of GettysburgBattle of HagerstownBattle of BoonsboroBattle of Mine RunBattle of Cove MountainBattle of LynchburgBattle of Rutherford's FarmBattle of Kernstown IIBattle of MoorefieldValley Campaigns of 1864Battle of OpequonBattle of Fisher's HillBattle of Cedar CreekBattle of WaynesboroVirginiaAppomattox CampaignBattle of Dinwiddie Court HouseBattle of Five ForksBattle of Sailor's CreekAppomattox Court HouseAmerican Civil War
Awards & Decorations
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Biography
Francis Marion Cunningham was an American soldier and native of Pennsylvania who fought with Company H of the 1st West Virginia Cavalry during the American Civil War.
During the Battle of Sailor's Creek in Virginia on April 6, 1865, Cunningham performed the actions that would earn him the nation's highest military decoration. For his gallantry in action during this engagement, he was awarded the Medal of Honor.
Cunningham's medal was officially conferred on May 3, 1865, cementing his place in the history of the 1st West Virginia Cavalry and the Union war effort during the final days of the Civil War.
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Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Heroic Score100 pts