| Medal of Honor Recipients for the Battle of Seven Pines THOMAS T. FALLON Private, Company K, 37th NY Inf; entered service at Freehold, NJ; place of birth: Ireland. Participant in action at Fair Oaks, VA, though excused from duty because of disability. ALEXANDER A. FORMAN Corporal, Company E., 7th MI Inf; entered service at Jonesville, MI; place of birth: Scipio, MI. Although wounded, he continued fighting until fainting from loss of blood, he was carried off the field. SAMUEL S. FRENCH Private, Company E, 7th MI inf; entered service at Gifford, MI; place of birth: Erie County, NY. Continued fighting, although wounded, until he fainted from loss of blood. GABRIEL GRANT Surgeon, US Volunteers; entered service at New York; place of birth: Newark, NJ. Removed severely wounded officers and soldiers from the field, while under a heavy fire from the enemy, exposing himself beyond the call of duty, thus furnishing an example of most distinguished gallantry. FRANK W. HASKELL Sergeant Major, 3rd Maine Inf; entered service at Waterville, Maine; place of birth: Benton, Maine. Assumed command of a portion of the left wing of his regiment, all the company officers present having been killed or disabled, led it gallantly across a stream and contributed most effectively to the success of the action. OLIVER O. HOWARD Brigadier General, US Volunteers; entered service at Maine; place of birth: Leeds, Maine. Led the 61st NY Infantry in a charge in which he was twice severely wounded in the right arm, necessitating amputation. JAMES R. O'BEIRNE Captain, Company C, 37th NY Inf; place of birth: Ireland. Gallantly maintained the line of battle until ordered to fall back. HIRAM W. PURCELL Sergeant, Company G, 104th PA Inf; place of birth: Bucks County, PA While carrying the regimental colors on the retreat, he returned to face the advancing enemy, flag in hand, and saved the other color, which would otherwise have been captured. WILLIAM R. SHAFTER First Lieutenant, Company I, 7th MI Inf; entered service at Galesburg, MI; place of birth: Kalamazoo, MI. Lt. Shafter was engaged in bridge construction and, not being needed there, returned with his men to engage the enemy, participating in a charge across an open field that resulted in casualties to 18 of the 22 men. At the close of the battle, his horse was shot from under him and he was severely flesh wounded. He remained on the field that day and stayed to fight the next day, only by concealing his wounds. In order not to be sent home with the wounded, he kept his wounds concealed for another 3 days, until other wounded had left the area. |
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