Herbert E. Farnsworth
Herbert E. Farnsworth was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Farnsworth received the countrys highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of Trevilian Station at Trevilian Station in Virginia onJune 1864. He was honored with the award onApril 1898.
Farnsworth was born in Perrysburg, New York onAugust 1834. He joined the 10th New York Cavalry as a bugler in September 1861. He was commissioned as a first lieutenant in August 1864, and mustered out in June 1865. Farnsworth died onJuly 1908 and his remains are interred at the Pomeroy City Cemetery in Washington.
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