Francis B. Hall
{{short description|American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient (1827-1903)}}
{{Infobox military person
|name = Francis B. Hall
|image = Francis Bloodgood Hall 1865 public domain.jpg
|caption = Hall in 1965
|birth_date = {{Birth date|1827|11|16}}
|death_date = {{Death date and age|1903|10|4|1827|11|16}}
|birth_place = New York
|death_place =
|placeofburial = Plattsburgh, New York
|allegiance = United States
|branch = United States Army
|rank = Chaplain
|serviceyears = 1862 - 1863
|unit = 16th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment
|battles = American Civil War
Battle of Salem Church
|awards = Medal of Honor
}}
Francis Bloodgood Hall (November 16, 1827 - October 4, 1903) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.{{sfnp|Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs|1968|p=107}}
Hall was born in New York on November 16, 1827, and entered service at Plattsburgh, New York in October 1862. He was awarded the Medal of Honor, for extraordinary heroism shown on May 3, 1863, at the Battle of Salem Church, while serving as a Chaplain with the 16th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment. He mustered out with his regiment a few weeks later.{{sfnp|NYS Military Museum and Veterans Research Center|2014}} His Medal of Honor was issued on February 16, 1897.{{sfnp|CMOHS|2014}}{{sfnp|ACMH|2014}}
Hall died at the age of 75, on October 4, 1903, and was buried at Riverside Cemetery in Plattsburgh, 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 Chaplain Francis Bloodgood Hall, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 3 May 1863, while serving with 16th New York Infantry, in action at Salem Heights, Fredericksburg, Virginia. Chaplain Hall voluntarily exposed himself to a heavy fire during the thickest of the fight and carried wounded men to the rear for treatment and attendance.{{sfnp|Sightline Media Group|2020}}}}
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References
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- {{cite book| last = Dyer| first = Frederick H| author-link = | title = A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion| publisher = Dyer Pub. Co.| place = Des Moines, IA| year = 1908| asin = B01BUFJ76Q| url = https://archive.org/details/08697590.3359.emory.edu}}
- {{cite book | last =Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs| first =United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare| editor =Edward M Kennedy, Chairman| title =Medal of Honor, 1863-1968 : "In the Name of the Congress of the United States"| publisher =U.S. Government Printing Office| series =Committee print (United States. Congress), 90th Congress, 2nd session| year =1968| location =Washington DC| pages =1087 | url =https://archive.org/details/medalofhonor186300unit/page/107/mode/1up| oclc =1049691780 }}
- {{cite web|title=Medal of Honor Recipients|website=United States Army Center of Military History|url=http://www.history.army.mil/moh/civilwar_gl.html#HALL|access-date=11 August 2014|ref={{sfnref|ACMH|2014}}|archive-date=6 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606203802/http://www.history.army.mil/moh/civilwar_gl.html#HALL|url-status=dead}}
- {{cite web | publisher =Sightline Media Group| year =2020| title =Francis Bloodgood Hall|website =The Hall of Valor Project| url =https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/868| access-date =19 May 2020| quote = |ref={{sfnref|Sightline Media Group|2020}}}}
- {{cite web |title=HALL, FRANCIS B. |website=Congressional Medal of Honor Society |url=http://www.cmohs.org/recipient-detail/546/hall-francis-b.php |access-date=11 August 2014 |ref={{sfnref|CMOHS|2014}}}}
- {{cite web | publisher = NYS Military Museum and Veterans Research Center | url =https://dmna.ny.gov/historic/reghist/civil/rosters/Infantry/16th_Infantry_CW_Roster.pdf | title =16th NY Infantry Regiment during the Civil War - NY Military Museum and Veterans Research Center | year = 2020 | website =dmna.ny.gov | access-date =19 August 2014 |ref={{sfnref|NYS Military Museum and Veterans Research Center|2014}} }}
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External links
- {{Find a Grave|6858648|work=Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients|access-date=11 August 2014}}
- [https://dmna.ny.gov/historic/reghist/civil/infantry/16thInf/16thInfMain.htm 16th Infantry Regiment – Civil War – First St. Lawrence County Regiment; First Northern New York Regiment]
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