Nicholas Fanning

{{Short description|American soldier in the American Civil War}}

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|name = Nicholas Fanning

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|birth_place = Carroll County, Indiana

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

|branch ={{army|USA}}

|serviceyears = 1862 - 1865

|rank = Private

|unit = {{Flagicon|Iowa}} Company B, 4th Iowa Volunteer Cavalry Regiment

|battles = Battle of Selma

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

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Private Nicholas Fanning was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Fanning received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of Selma in Alabama on 2 April 1865. He was honored with the award on 17 June 1865.{{Cite web |url=http://www.history.army.mil/moh/civilwar_af.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130917052505/http://www.history.army.mil/moh/civilwar_af.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 17, 2013 |title=Civil War (A-L) Medal of Honor Recipients |accessdate=8 December 2013}}{{Cite web |url=https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/2448 |title=Nicholas Fanning |access-date=8 December 2013}}{{Cite web |url=https://valor.defense.gov/Recipients/Army-Medal-of-Honor-Recipients/ |title=U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients |access-date=8 December 2013}}