b. 01/11/1842 Rutland, Vermont. d. 03/06/1932 Lawrence, Kansas.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 15/12/1864 Nashville, Tennessee.
Samuel J Churchill MOH
Churchill was born in Rutland, Vermont on 1 November 1842. He enlisted into Battery G, 2nd Illinois Light Artillery at DeKalb County, Illinois. During his veteran furlough, he returned to Vermont where he married Adelia Augusty Holmes on May 4, 1863. When he returned to his battery shortly thereafter, he was promoted to the position of corporal. After the war, he moved to Lee’s Summit, Missouri and then Lawrence, Kansas. He was awarded his Medal on January 20, 1897. In 1901, Churchill wrote Genealogy and Biography of the Connecticut Branch of the Churchill Family in America.
MOH CITATION:
When the fire of the enemy’s batteries compelled the men of his detachment for a short time to seek shelter, he stood manfully at his post and for some minutes worked his gun alone.
BURIAL LOCATION: OAK HILL CEMETERY, LAWRENCE, KANSAS.
SECTION 7, GRAVE 222
LOCATION OF MEDAL: FAMILY.
