b. 17/07/1836 Glasgow, Scotland. d. 22/05/1912 Fort Wayne, Indiana.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 19/03/1865 Bentonville, North Carolina.
Allan H Dougall MOH
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a First Lieutenant in the Union Army in the 88th Indiana Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on March 19, 1865, at Bentonville, North Carolina. His citation reads “In the face of a galling fire from the enemy, he voluntarily returned to where the color bearer had fallen wounded and saved the flag of his regiment from capture.” He was awarded the Medal of Honor over 32 years later, on 16 February 1897.
MOH CITATION:
In the face of a galling fire from the enemy he voluntarily returned to where the color bearer had fallen wouned and saved the flag of his regiment from capture.
BURIAL LOCATION: IOOF CEMETERY, NEW HAVEN, INDIANA.
SECTION A, LOT 17
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
