CORPORAL ABNER P. ALLEN

ABNER P. ALLEN

RANK: Corporal

ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army

DIVISION: 39th Illinois Infantry

COMPANY: K

BIRTH DATE: 09 OCT 1839

PLACE OF BIRTH: Woodford County, Illinois

DEATH DATE: 22 AUG 1905

PLACE OF DEATH: Hilliar Township, Knox County, Ohio

BURIAL: Centerburg Cemetery, Centerburg, Knox County, Ohio

NOTEWORTHY FACTS: Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his service during the U.S. Civil War at Petersburg, Virginia on 2 April 1865.

CITATION: Gallantry in the charge of the “volunteer storming party.”

MOH ISSUE DATE: 12 MAY 1865