James W. Larrabee | |
Birth Date: | 1839 |
Death Date: | December 30, |
Birth Place: | Rensselaer County, New York |
Placeofburial: | Meriden, Illinois |
Placeofburial Label: | Place of burial |
Allegiance: | United States of America Union |
Branch: | United States Army Union Army |
Serviceyears: | 1861 - 1865 |
Rank: | First Sergeant |
Unit: | Company I, 55th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment |
Battles: | American Civil War |
Awards: | Medal of Honor |
James W. Larrabee (1839 - December 30, 1907) was a soldier in the Union Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions during the Siege of Vicksburg in the American Civil War.
Larrabee joined the 55th Illinois Infantry in October 1861,[1] and was mustered out in August 1865.[2]
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company I, 55th Illinois Infantry. Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., May 22, 1863. Entered service at: Mendota, Ill. Birth: Rensselaer County, N.Y. Date of issue: September 2, 1893.
Medal of Honor and his portrait are available for viewing here
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