b. 05/07/1849 Urbana, Ohio. d. 06/01/1883 Kansas City, Missouri.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 30/07/1864 Petersburg, Virginia.
Nathaniel M Gwynne MOH
American Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He received the award on January 27, 1865 for his actions as a private with Company H, 13th Ohio Voluntary Cavalry Regiment, US Army, on July 30, 1864, at the Battle of the Crater during the Siege of Petersburg, Virginia. Following the war, he moved to Kansas City, Missouri where he became a lawyer and sold real estate. He died at the age of 33. His Medal of Honor citation reads: “When about entering upon the charge, this soldier, then but 15 years old, was cautioned not to go in, as he had not been mustered. He indignantly protected and participated in the charge, his left arm being crushed by a shell and amputated soon afterward.”
MOH CITATION:
When about entering upon the charge, this soldier, then but 15 years old, was cautioned not to go in, as he had not been mustered. He indignantly protested and participated in the charge, his left arm being crushed by a shell and amputated soon afterward.
BURIAL LOCATION: UNION CEMETERY, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.
SECTION 60 LOT 16.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: BELIEVED TO BE FAMILY.
