b. 27/04/1838 Sandy Creek, New York. d. 22/03/1902 Litchfield, Michigan.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 20/11/1863 Knoxville, Tennessee.
Cornelius M Hadley MOH
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a First Lieutenant in the Union Army. He was awarded the Medal of Honor as a Sergeant in Company F, 9th Michigan Cavalry for action on November 20, 1863 at Knoxville, Tennessee. His citation reads “With one companion, voluntarily carried through the enemy’s lines important dispatches from Gen. Grant to Gen. Burnside, then besieged within Knoxville, and brought back replies, his comrade’s horse being killed and the man taken prisoner.” He did not receive the Medal until nearly 36 years later, on April 5, 1898.
MOH CITATION:
With one companion, voluntarily carried through the enemy’s lines important dispatches from Gen. Grant to Gen. Burnside, then besieged within Knoxville, and brought back replies, his comrade’s horse being killed and the man taken prisoner.
BURIAL LOCATION: MOUNT HOPE CEMETERY, LITCHFIELD, MICHIGAN.
SECTION 10.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: BELIEVED TO BE FAMILY.
