Ephraim W. Harrington Explained

Ephraim W. Harrington
Birth Date:16 January 1833
Birth Place:Waterford, Vermont
Death Place:Attleboro, Massachusetts
Placeofburial:Grove Cemetery
St. Johnsbury, Vermont
Allegiance:United States
Branch:United States Army
Rank:Captain
Unit:Company G, 2nd Vermont Infantry
Battles:American Civil War
Battle of Chancellorsville
Awards:Medal of Honor

Ephraim W. Harrington (January 16, 1833 - October 19, 1914) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.

Harrington was born in Waterford, Vermont on January 16, 1833, and entered service at Kirby, Vermont. He was awarded the Medal of Honor, for extraordinary heroism shown on May 3, 1863, at the Battle of Chancellorsville, while serving as a Sergeant with Company G, 2nd Vermont Infantry. His Medal of Honor was issued on December 13, 1893.

Harrington died at the age of 81, on October 19, 1914, and was buried at Grove Cemetery in St. Johnsbury, Vermont.

Medal of Honor citation

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