b. 21/02/1842 Farmington, Iowa. d. 24/02/1918 Des Moines, Iowa.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 15/02/1862 Fort Donelson, Tennessee.
Voltaire P Twombly MOH
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient.
Twombly also participated in a number of other engagements in the Civil War, including the Siege of Corinth and Sherman’s March to the Sea.
After being mustered out of service in 1865, Twombly attended business school and entered into a number of business ventures. In 1880, he entered politics upon being selected to be the treasurer of Van Buren County, Iowa. He served as the mayor of Keosauqua, Iowa from 1884 to early 1885, and as the treasurer of Iowa from 1885 to 1891.
MOH CITATION:
Took the colors after three of the color guard had fallen, and although most instantly knocked down by a spent ball, immediately arose and bore the colors to the end of the engagement.
BURIAL LOCATION: PITTSBURG RURAL CEMETERY, KEOSAUQUA, IOWA.
SECTION 1, ROW 11.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
