Alexander Aberdeen Forman
{{Short description|US medal of Honor recipient (1843–1922)}}
{{Infobox military person
|name = Alexander Aberdeen Forman
|image =
|birth_date = {{birth date|1843|01|14}}
|death_date = {{death date and age|1922|03|03|1843|01|14}}
|birth_place = Scipio Township, Michigan
|death_place = Brooklyn, New York
|placeofburial = Cypress Hills Cemetery
|allegiance ={{flag|United States of America|1861}}
|branch ={{army|USA}}
|serviceyears =
|rank = File:USA_CORP_INF_1859.jpgCorporal
|unit = {{Flagicon|Michigan}} Company E, 7th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment
|battles = Battle of Seven Pines
|awards = {{Flagicon image|Medal of Honor ribbon.svg}} Medal of Honor
}}
Corporal Alexander Aberdeen Forman (January 14, 1843{{snd}}March 3, 1922) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Forman received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of Seven Pines in Virginia on 31 May 1862. He was honored with the award on 17 August 1895.{{Cite web |url=http://www.history.army.mil/moh/civilwar_af.html |title=Civil War (A-L) Medal of Honor Recipients |accessdate=24 November 2013 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303175923/http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwaral.html |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/91 |title=Alexander A. Forman |access-date=24 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202232855/http://projects.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=91 |archive-date=2013-12-02 |url-status=live }}
Biography
Forman was born in Scipio Township, Michigan, on January 14, 1843. He enlisted into the 7th Michigan Infantry. He died on March 3, 1922, and his remains are interred at the Cypress Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.
Medal of Honor citation
{{quotation|The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Corporal Alexander A. Forman, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 31 May 1862, while serving with Company C, 7th Michigan Infantry, in action at Fair Oaks, Virginia. Although wounded, Corporal Forman continued fighting until, fainting from loss of blood, he was carried off the field.}}
See also
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References
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Category:People of Michigan in the American Civil War
Category:United States Army Medal of Honor recipients
Category:American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor