BIRDSALL, HORATIO L. - Medal of Honor Recipient


Rank and organization:   Sergeant, Company B, 3d lowa Cavalry. Place and date: At Columbus, Ga., 16 April 1865.

Entered service at:   Keokuk, Lee County, lowa.

Birth:   Monroe County, N.Y.

Date of issue:   17 June 1865.

Citation:   Capture of flag and bearer.

This data was extracted from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. Senate, Medal of Honor Recipients: 1863-1973 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1973)