Milton Lorenzi Haney

Left chaplain duties to carry a musket and retake works.

Milton Lorenzi Haney was his regiment's chaplain, but at Atlanta he picked up a musket and entered the ranks during the fight to retake captured Federal works.

Born in Ohio on January 23, 1825, Haney served as regimental chaplain of the 55th Illinois Infantry. On July 22, 1864, when Confederate forces seized Union positions during the Battle of Atlanta, he voluntarily carried a musket and fought alongside the soldiers of his regiment as they recovered the works.

Medal of Honor Citation (condensed): Voluntarily carried a musket in the ranks of his regiment and rendered heroic service in retaking Federal works captured by the enemy.

Haney received the Medal of Honor in 1896. He died in Pasadena, California, on January 20, 1922, and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Altadena.