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He was honored with the award on August 3, 1894. Trogden was born in Cedar Falls, North Carolina, and entered service in Saint Louis, Missouri, and was buried in Los Angeles, California.
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Howell Trogden
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Trogden received his country"s highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor. Trogden"s medal was won for his gallantry at the Battle of Vicksburg in Mississippi on May 22, 1863. The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Howell G. Trogden, United States Army, for gallantry in the charge of the volunteer storming party on 22 May 1863, while serving with Company B, 8th Missouri Infantry, in action at Vicksburg, Mississippi.
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Private Trogden carried his regiment"s flag and tried to borrow a gun to defend lieutenant
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December 2, 1910 (aged 69) -
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American
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Medal of Honor Medal of Honor
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 Private Howell G. Trogden, United States Army, for gallantry in the charge of the volunteer storming party on 22 May 1863, while serving with Company B, 8th Missouri Infantry, in action at Vicksburg, Mississippi. Private Trogden carried his regiment's flag and tried to borrow a gun to defend it.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 Private Howell G. Trogden, United States Army, for gallantry in the charge of the volunteer storming party on 22 May 1863, while serving with Company B, 8th Missouri Infantry, in action at Vicksburg, Mississippi. Private Trogden carried his regiment's flag and tried to borrow a gun to defend it.