Francis B. Hall

Francis Bloodgood Hall (November 16, 1827 - October 4, 1903) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.

Francis B. Hall
Hall in 1965
Born	(1827-11-16)November 16, 1827 New York
Died	October 4, 1903(1903-10-04) (aged 75)
Buried	Plattsburgh, New York
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Army
Years of service	1862 - 1863
Rank	Chaplain
Unit	16th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Battles / wars	American Civil War Battle of Salem Church
Awards	Medal of Honor

Hall was born in New York on November 16, 1827, and entered service at Plattsburgh, New York in October 1862. He was awarded the Medal of Honor, for extraordinary heroism shown on May 3, 1863, at the Battle of Salem Church, while serving as a Chaplain with the 16th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment. He mustered out with his regiment a few weeks later. His Medal of Honor was issued on February 16, 1897.

Hall died at the age of 75, on October 4, 1903, and was buried at Riverside Cemetery in Plattsburgh, New York.

Medal of Honor citation

The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Chaplain Francis Bloodgood Hall, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 3 May 1863, while serving with 16th New York Infantry, in action at Salem Heights, Fredericksburg, Virginia. Chaplain Hall voluntarily exposed himself to a heavy fire during the thickest of the fight and carried wounded men to the rear for treatment and attendance.

References

• Dyer, Frederick H (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co. ASIN B01BUFJ76Q.
• Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare (1968). Edward M Kennedy, Chairman (ed.). Medal of Honor, 1863-1968 : "In the Name of the Congress of the United States". Committee print (United States. Congress), 90th Congress, 2nd session. Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 1087. OCLC 1049691780.
• "Medal of Honor Recipients". United States Army Center of Military History. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
• "Francis Bloodgood Hall". The Hall of Valor Project. Sightline Media Group. 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
• "HALL, FRANCIS B." Congressional Medal of Honor Society. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
• "16th NY Infantry Regiment during the Civil War - NY Military Museum and Veterans Research Center" (PDF). dmna.ny.gov. NYS Military Museum and Veterans Research Center. 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2014.

External links

• "Francis B. Hall". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
• 16th Infantry Regiment – Civil War – First St. Lawrence County Regiment; First Northern New York Regiment