b. 14/07/1845 Licking County, Ohio. d. 24/04/1911 Kenton, Ohio.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 08/05/1862 McDowell, Virginia.
Delano Morey MOH
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He was a prisoner of war. He served as a Private in the Union Army in Company B, 82d Ohio Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on May 8, 1862 at McDowell, Virginia.
MOH CITATION:
After the charge of the command had been repulsed, he rushed forward alone with an empty gun and captured two of the enemy’s sharpshooters.
BURIAL LOCATION: GROVE CEMETERY, KENTON, OHIO.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: HARDIN COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUMS, KENTON, OHIO.
