Ephraim W. Harrington

Ephraim W. Harrington
Born	(1833-01-16)January 16, 1833 Waterford, Vermont
Died	October 19, 1914(1914-10-19) (aged 81) Attleboro, Massachusetts
Buried	Grove Cemetery St. Johnsbury, Vermont
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Army
Rank	Captain[1]
Unit	Company G, 2nd Vermont Infantry
Battles / wars	American Civil War Battle of Chancellorsville
Awards	Medal of Honor

Ephraim W. Harrington (January 16, 1833 - October 19, 1914) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.[2]

Harrington was born in Waterford, Vermont on January 16, 1833, and entered service at Kirby, Vermont. He was awarded the Medal of Honor, for extraordinary heroism shown on May 3, 1863, at the Battle of Chancellorsville, while serving as a Sergeant with Company G, 2nd Vermont Infantry. His Medal of Honor was issued on December 13, 1893.[3]

Harrington died at the age of 81, on October 19, 1914, and was buried at Grove Cemetery in St. Johnsbury, Vermont.

Medal of Honor citation

The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Ephraim W. Harrington, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 3 May 1863, while serving with Company G, 2d Vermont Infantry, in action at Fredericksburg, Virginia. Sergeant Harrington carried the colors to the top of the heights and almost to the muzzle of the enemy's guns.[4]

See also

• Battle of Chancellorsville
• Second Battle of Fredericksburg
• 2nd Vermont Infantry

Notes

1. "Reception of the Second Vermont". 21 July 1865. 21 July 1865. p. 2. Retrieved August 12, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Medal of Honor Recipients". United States Army Center of Military History. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
3. "HARRINGTON, EPHRAIM W." Congressional Medal of Honor Society. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
4. "Valor awards for". Military Times, Hall of Valor. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)

References

• Dyer, Frederick H (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co. ASIN B01BUFJ76Q.
• War Department, U.S. (1880). The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. OCLC 857196196.

External links

"Ephraim W. Harrington". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. Retrieved 12 August 2014.

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