Navy Medal of Honor
Army Medal of Honor
Senator James W. Grimes, of Iowa, proposed a medal for individual valor, which became the Medal of Honor. It was adopted by the Navy on December 12, 1861 and the Army on July 12, 1862. During the Civil War, twenty nine Iowans were awarded the Medal Of Honor.
* Find-a-Grave ** Citation
Norman F. Bates, Sergeant, Co. E, 4th Iowa Cavalry * **
Edward J. Bebb, Private, Co. D, 4th Iowa Cavalry * **
Orson W. Bennett, 1st Lieutenant, Co. A, 102nd U.S.C.T. * **
Horatio L. Birdsall, Sergeant, Co. B, 3rd Iowa Cavalry * **
Nicholas S. Bouquet, Private, Co. D, 1st Iowa Infantry * **
Edgar A. Bras, Sergeant, Co. K, 8th Iowa Infantry * **
Richard H. Cosgriff, Private, Co. L, 4th Iowa Cavalry * **
James Dunlavy, Private, Co. D, 3rd Iowa Cavalry * **
James M. Elson, Sergeant, Co. C, 9th Iowa Infantry * **
Nicholas Fanning, Private, Co. B, 4th Iowa Cavalry * **
Leonidas M. Godley, 1st Sergeant, Co. E, 22nd Iowa Infantry * **
John H. Hays, Private, Co. F, 4th Iowa Cavalry * **
George W. Healey, Private, Co. E, 5th Iowa Cavalry * **
Pitt B. Herington, Private, Co. E, 11th Iowa Infantry * **
Francis J. Herron, Lieutenant Colonel, 9th Iowa Infantry * **
James Hill, 1st Lieutenant, Co. I, 21st Iowa Infantry * **
Luther P. Kaltenbach, Corporal, Co. F, 12th Iowa Infantry * **
William C. May, Private, Co. H, 32nd Iowa Infantry * **
William B. Mayes, Private, Co. K, 11th Iowa Infantry * **
James P. Miller, Private, Co. D, 4th Iowa Cavalry * **
Richard H. Morgan, Corporal, Co. A, 4th Iowa Cavalry * **
Albert Power, Private, Co. A, 3rd Iowa Cavalry * **
Andrew J. Sloan, Private, Co. H, 12th Iowa Infantry * **
Henry I. Smith, 1st Lieutenant, Co. B, 7th Iowa Infantry * **
Charles A. Swan, Private, Co. K, 4th Iowa Cavalry * **
Andrew W. Tibbets, Private, Co. I, 3rd Iowa Cavalry * **
Voltaie P. Twombly, Corporal, Co. F, 2nd Iowa Infantry * **
James A. Williamson, Colonel, 4th Iowa Infantry * **
Calvary M. Young, Sergeant, Co. L, 3rd Iowa Cavalry * **