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Service Profile
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Corporal
- Service Era
- American Civil War, Battle of Bristoe Station
- Medals Recorded
- 1
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Moses C. Hanscom
Corporal, U.S. Army
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Charged forward to seize an enemy flag in a sharp firefight!
At Bristoe Station, Moses C. Hanscom captured the battle flag of the 26th North Carolina Infantry.
Hanscom was born in Danville, Maine, in 1842 and served as a corporal in Company F, 19th Maine Infantry. On October 14, 1863, during the sharp fighting at Bristoe Station, Virginia, he seized the Confederate regimental colors. Major General George G. Meade later presented his Medal of Honor at a review of the II Corps near Petersburg on December 6, 1864.
Medal of Honor Citation: Capture of the flag of 26th North Carolina (C.S.A.).
Hanscom died in Auburn, Maine, on July 26, 1873, and was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery. His Medal of Honor is held by the Maine State Museum.
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