Herbert E. Farnsworth

Herbert E. Farnsworth was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Farnsworth received the United States' highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of Trevilian Station at Trevilian Station in Virginia on June 11, 1864. He was honored with the award on April 1, 1898.

Biography

Farnsworth was born in Perrysburg, New York, on August 23, 1834. He joined the 10th New York Cavalry as a bugler in September 1861. By June 1864, the time of his meritorious action, he was the regiment's Sergeant Major. He was commissioned as a first lieutenant in August 1864 and mustered out in June 1865. Farnsworth died on 4 July 1908, and his remains are interred at Pomeroy City Cemetery in Washington.