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