| Herbert E. Farnsworth | |
| Birth Date: | 23 August 1834 |
| Birth Place: | Perrysburg, New York |
| Death Place: | Pomeroy, Washington |
| Placeofburial: | Pomeroy City Cemetery |
| Allegiance: | United States of America |
| Branch: | United States Army Union Army |
| Serviceyears: | 1861 - 1865 |
| Rank: | Sergeant Major |
| Unit: | 10th New York Volunteer Cavalry Regiment |
| Battles: | Battle of Trevilian Station |
| Awards: | Medal of Honor |
Herbert E. Farnsworth (August 23, 1834 – July 4, 1908) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Farnsworth received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of Trevilian Station at Trevilian Station in Virginia on 11 June 1864. He was honored with the award on 1 April 1898.[1] [2]
Farnsworth was born in Perrysburg, New York on 23 August 1834. He joined the 10th New York Cavalry as a bugler in September 1861. By June 1864, the time of his meritorious action, he was the regiment's Sergeant Major. He was commissioned as a first lieutenant in August 1864 and mustered out in June 1865.[3] Farnsworth died on 4 July 1908 and his remains are interred at the Pomeroy City Cemetery in Washington.