Abner P. Allen

Infobox Military Person
name=Abner P. Allen
born= Birth date|1839|10|9
died= Death date and age|1905|8|22|1839|10|9
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caption= Abner P. Allen, Medal of Honor recipient
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placeofbirth= Woodford County, Illinois
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allegiance= United States of America Union
branch= United States Army Union Army
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battles= American Civil War
awards= Medal of Honor
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Abner P. Allen (October 9, 1839 - August 22, 1905) was an American soldier who was awarded the Medal of Honor for valor during the American Civil War.

Biography

Allen was born in Woodford County, Illinois. On September 2, 1861 he joined the 39th Illinois infantry Regiment and remained with the unit until mustered out on December 6, 1865.

By the time the 39th was involved in the Siege of Petersburg, Virginia, Allen was a corporal in Company K. When the regiment (as part of the XXIV Corps under Major General John Gibbon) was assaulting Fort Gregg on April 2, 1865 under heavy fire, he was at the front as a color bearer.

At the surrender ceremony at Appomattox Courthouse a week later, Allen was given the honor of carrying Illinois' flag. He later traveled to Washington, D.C. with General Gibbon and 76 captured Confederate colors. He received his medal there from Secretary of War Edwin Stanton.

Allen died in 1905 and is buried in Centerburg Cemetery, Centerburg, Ohio.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Corporal, Company K, 39th Illinois Infantry. Place and date: At Petersburg, Virginia, April 2, 1865. Entered service at: Bloomington, Ill. Birth: Woodford County, Ill. Date of issue: May 12, 1865.

Citation:

:Gallantry as color bearer in the assault on Fort Gregg.

ee also

*List of Medal of Honor recipients
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References

*cite web
url=http://history.army.mil/html/moh/civwaral.html
title=Civil War Medal of Honor Recipients (A-L)
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*findagrave|5746490 Retrieved on 2007-12-28

*cite web
url=http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/scrapbk/039-a-mh.htm
title=Henry Day, 39th Illinois Infantry Co. "A"
accessdate=2007-12-28
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Persondata
NAME= Allen, Abner P.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION= United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
DATE OF BIRTH= October 9, 1839
PLACE OF BIRTH= Woodford County, Illinois
DATE OF DEATH= August 22, 1905
PLACE OF DEATH=