Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
Archibald Hamilton Rowand Jr.
Details
- Rank: Private
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
Company K,
1st West Virginia Cavalry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: 1864
- Medal of Honor Action Place: from Columbia, Virginia to City Point on the James River, west of Richmond, Virginia, USA
Citation
Was one of two men who succeeded in getting through the enemy's lines with dispatches to Gen. Grant.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: March 3, 1873
- Born: March 6, 1845, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA, United States
- Died: December 14, 1913
- Buried: Allegheny Cemetery (MH) (23-6), Pittsburgh, PA, United States