b. 1840 Laurel, Maryland. d. 06/02/1864 North Carolina.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 06/1862 Chickahominy, Virginia.
Horace Capron Jnr
Capron was born in Laurel, Maryland in 1840, as the son of Horace Capron. He joined the 8th Illinois Cavalry as a Corporal in September 1861, and was promoted to Sergeant in 1862. He was later commissioned as a First Lieutenant of the 14th Illinois Cavalry, his father’s regiment.
Capron was killed in action on 6 February 1864 while serving in North Carolina and his remains are interred at the Springdale Cemetery and Mausoleum in Illinois. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on 27 September 1865.
MOH CITATION:
Gallantry in action.
BURIAL LOCATION: SPRINGDALE CEMETERY, PEORIA, ILLINOIS.
PROSPECT HILL, LOT 82
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
