b. 02/02/1840 Byron, Illinois. d. 04/03/1920 Sioux City, Iowa.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 06/04/1862 Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee.
Born on February 2, 1840, in Byron, Illinois, Spalding joined the 52nd Illinois Infantry from Rockford in October 1861, and was mustered out December 1864. By April 6, 1862, he was serving as a sergeant in Company E of the 52nd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment. On that day, at Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee, during the Battle of Shiloh, he was severely wounded but continued to fight for the remainder of the battle. For this action, he was awarded the Medal of Honor several decades later, on January 15, 1894.
MOH CITATION:
Although twice wounded, and thereby crippled for life, he remained fighting in open ground to the close of the battle.
BURIAL LOCATION: FLOYD CEMETERY, SIOUX CITY, IOWA.
LOT 2, BLOCK 183.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: BELIEVED TO BE FAMILY.