Nathan E. Hickok

{{Infobox military person

|name = Nathan E. Hickok

|image =

|birth_date = c. 1839

|death_date = Date of death unknown

|birth_place = Danbury, Connecticut

|death_place =

|placeofburial = Danbury, Connecticut

|allegiance ={{flag|United States of America|1861}}

|branch ={{army|USA}}

|serviceyears =

|rank = Corporal

|unit = {{Flagicon|Connecticut}} Company A, 8th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry Regiment

|battles = Battle of Chaffin's Farm
American Civil War

|awards = {{Flagicon image|Medal of Honor ribbon.svg}} Medal of Honor

}}

Nathan E. Hickok (born c. 1839; date of death unknown) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Hickok received his country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor.{{Cite web |url=https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/2428|title=Nathan E. Hickok|access-date=July 23, 2014}} Hickok's medal was won for his actions at the Battle of Chaffin's Farm, on September 29, 1864. He was honored with the award on April 6, 1865.{{Cite web |url=http://www.history.army.mil/moh/civilwar_gl.html#HICKOK|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130917042330/http://www.history.army.mil/moh/civilwar_gl.html#HICKOK|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 17, 2013|title=Civil War (G-L) Medal of Honor Recipients|accessdate=July 23, 2014}}

Hickok was born in Danbury, Connecticut, where he entered service in the war and was buried.

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 Nathan E. Hickok, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 29 September 1864, while serving with Company A, 8th Connecticut Infantry, in action at Chapin's Farm, Virginia, for capture of flag.}}

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