Clinton A. Cilley

Clinton Albert Cilley
Born	February 16, 1837(1837-02-16) Rockingham County, New Hampshire
Died	May 9, 1900(1900-05-09) (aged 63) North Carolina
Place of burial	Oakwood Cemetery Hickory (Catawba County), North Carolina
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Navy
Rank	Captain
Unit	Company C, 2d Minnesota Infantry
Battles/wars	American Civil War *Battle of Chickamauga
Awards	Medal of Honor
Other work	lawyer, judge, politician

Clinton Albert Cilley (February 16, 1837 – May 9, 1900) was a North Carolina lawyer and judge, and a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions as an officer in the Union Army at the Battle of Chickamauga in the American Civil War.

A native of New Hampshire, Cilley moved to western North Carolina at the end of the Civil War and became regional administrator for the Freedmens Bureau. Although he was essentially a carpetbagger, Cilley became very popular as a lawyer in Lenoir, North Carolina, where he was elected one of the town's first mayors. He married Emma Harper, daughter of Congressman James C. Harper.

He died May 9, 1900 and is buried in Oakwood Cemetery Hickory (Catawba County), North Carolina. His grave can be found in Section 2-E, Row 2.

Honors

The Catawba County Museum of History contains the Clinton Cilley Collection of Civil War artifacts.^[1]

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Captain, Company C, 2d Minnesota Infantry. Place and date: At Chickamauga, Ga., September 20, 1863. Entered service at: Sasioja, Minn. Birth: Rockingham County, N.H. Date of issue: June 12, 1895.

Citation:

Seized the colors of a retreating regiment and led it into the thick of the attack.

See also

	Biography portal
	United States Army portal
	American Civil War portal

• List of Medal of Honor recipients
• List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: A–F

Notes

1. ^ "Catawba County Museum of History". http://www.catawbahistory.org/catawba_county_museum_of_history.php. Retrieved October 5, 2010. 

References

• "Clinton A. Cilley". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7817614. Retrieved 2008-12-29. 
• "Clinton A. Cilley Papers". http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/inv/c/Cilley,Clinton_A.. Retrieved September 29, 2010. ^{[dead link]}
• "Medal of Honor citation". http://www.homeofheroes.com/moh/citations_1862_cwa/cilley.html. Retrieved September 29, 2010. 
• "Photo of Cilley's Grave". http://www.homeofheroes.com/gravesites/states/pages_af/cilley_clinton.html. Retrieved September 29, 2010. 
• "U.S. Army Website". http://www.army.mil/medalofhonor/rubin/medal/citations1.htm. Retrieved September 29, 2010. 

Persondata
Name	Cilley, Clinton A.
Alternative names
Short description	United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Date of birth	February 16, 1837
Place of birth	Rockingham County, New Hampshire
Date of death	May 9, 1900
Place of death	North Carolina

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