Franklin Hogan

Franklin Hogan (November 26, 1842 – March 29, 1933) was a decorated hero of the Union Army in the American Civil War. He was born in York, Pennsylvania[1] and lived in Adrian, Michigan.[1]

Franklin Hogan
Born(1843-01-07)January 7, 1843
York, Pennsylvania
DiedApril 5, 1932(1932-04-05) (aged 89)
Hutchinson, Kansas
Place of burial
Hutchinson Eastside Cemetery, Hutchinson, Kansas
AllegianceUnited States of America
Service/branchUnited States Army
Union Army
Years of service1861 - 1864
RankPrivate
Unit Company A, 45th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War
AwardsMedal of Honor

War service

Hogan mustered in as a Corporal in Company A, 45th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment on August 16, 1861.[2]

According to the Military Times Hall of Valor, on 30 July 1863, while serving with Company A, 45th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, in action at Petersburg, Virginia, the 45th charged into the huge crater caused by Union forces exploding tons of gunpowder under Confederate lines. In A. P. Hill's counterattack, the color-bearer of the 6th Virginia Infantry attempted to plant the regiment's battleflag at the top of the crater's parapet. Corporal Hogan shot him down and seized[3] the colors of the 6th Virginia in Mahone's Virginia Brigade in Anderson's Division in Hill's III Corps.[4]

Rank and organization: Corporal, Company A, 45th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Place and date: At Petersburg, VA., July 30, 1864

Citation:

The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Corporal Franklin Hogan, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 30 July 1864, while serving with Company A, 45th Pennsylvania Infantry, in action at Petersburg, Virginia, for capture of flag of 6th Virginia Infantry (Confederate States of America).[2][3][5][6][7]

Franklin Hogan received his medal on October 1, 1864. Hogan honorably mustered out when his enlistment expired twenty days later on October 20, 1864.[1]

Post war

Franklin Hogan returned to York and married Elizabeth Patterson (1851-1931).[1] They had two sons who were both born in Pennsylvania: Edward A Hogan (1872–1929) and Harry D Hogan (1878–1943). At some time after the war, the family moved to Hutchinson, Kansas where Hogan had a farm and worked for the Kansas Salt Company.[1]

See also

Notes
  1. Find a Grave (2020).
  2. VCOnline (2020).
  3. Sightline Media Group (2020).
  4. The Werner Company (1896), p. 464.
  5. CMOHS (2014).
  6. Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs (1968), p. 121.
  7. USACMH (2014).

References
  • Albert, Allen Diehl (1912). 'History of the Forty-Fifth Regiment Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteer Infantry, 1861-1865. Williamsport, PA: Grit Publishing Company. p. 530. OCLC 1152226055.
  • Dyer, Frederick H (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co. ASIN B01BUFJ76Q.
  • Roberts, Agatha Louise (1964). As They Remembered: The Story of the Forty-Fifth Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteer Infantry Regiment, 1861-1865. New York, NY: William-Frederick Press. p. 181. hdl:2027/mdp.39015008621099. OCLC 560010517.
  • 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.
  • The Werner Company (1896). The Story of American Heroism: Thrilling Narratives of Personal Adventures During the Great Civil War as Told by the Medal Winners and Roll of Honor Men. New York, NY: The Werner Company. p. 798. OCLC 1085307831.
  • "Franklin Hogan - Recipient". The Hall of Valor Project. Sightline Media Group. 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  • "Medal of Honor Recipients". United States Army Center of Military History. USACMH. 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-06-06. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  • "Franklin Hogan". THE COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO THE VICTORIA & GEORGE CROSS. VCOnline. 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  • "HOGAN, FRANKLIN". Congressional Medal of Honor Society. CMOHS. 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  • "Hogan, Franklin - The National Medal of Honor Museum The National Medal of Honor Museum". The National Medal of Honor Museum. The National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation. 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  • "Franklin Hogan (1843-1932) - Find A Grave Memorial". Find A Grave. 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
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