Medal of Honor Recipient: Colonel Henry A. Barnum

Rank and organization: Colonel, 149th New York Infantry. Place and date: At Chattanooga, Tenn., 23 November 1863. Entered service at: Syracuse, N.Y. Born: 24 September 1833, Jamesville, Onondaga County, N.Y. Date of issue: July 1889.

Citation: Although suffering severely from wounds, he led his regiment, inciting the men to greater action by word and example until again severely wounded.