Allan H. Dougall
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{{Infobox military person
|name = Allan H. Dougall
|image = Allan H. Dougall.jpg
|birth_date = {{birth date|1836|07|17}}
|death_date = {{death date and age|1912|05|22|1836|07|17}}
|birth_place = Scotland
|death_place = New Haven, Indiana
|placeofburial = IOOF Cemetery
|allegiance ={{flag|United States of America|1861}}
|branch ={{army|USA}}
|serviceyears =
|rank =35px First Lieutenant
|unit = {{Flagicon|Indiana}} 88th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment
|battles = Battle of Bentonville
|awards = {{Flagicon image|Medal of Honor ribbon.svg}} Medal of Honor
}}
Allan Houston Dougall[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7879402 Find a Grave] (July 17, 1836 – May 22, 1912) was a Scottish soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Dougall received the United States' highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of Bentonville in North Carolina on March 19, 1865. He was honored with the award on February 16, 1897.{{Cite web |url=http://www.history.army.mil/moh/civilwar_af.html |title=Civil War (A-L) Medal of Honor Recipients |accessdate=16 November 2013 |archive-date=June 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629125947/https://history.army.mil/moh/civilwar_af.html |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/115 |title=Allan H. Dougall |access-date=16 November 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131117001339/http://projects.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=115 |archive-date=2013-11-17 |url-status=live }}
Biography
Dougall was born in Scotland on July 17, 1836. He enlisted into the 88th Indiana Infantry. He died on May 22, 1912.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53328628/capt-dougall-dead/ |title=Capt. Dougall Dead |newspaper=Muncie Evening Press |agency=United Press |location=Fort Wayne, Indiana |page=1 |date=1912-05-22 |access-date=2020-06-12 |via=Newspapers.com}} His remains are interred at the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in New Haven, Indiana.
Dougall was a companion of the Indiana Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States.
Medal of Honor citation
See also
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Category:Scottish-born Medal of Honor recipients
Category:People of Indiana in the American Civil War
Category:Scottish emigrants to the United States
Category:United States Army Medal of Honor recipients
Category:American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor