David Sprowle

David Sprowle (born c. 1811) was an orderly sergeant serving in the United States Marine Corps during the American Civil War who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Battle of Mobile Bay.

Biography Sprowle was born in about 1811 in Lisbon, New York. He initially enlisted in the Army in May 1840 as David Sprowls, and after leaving enlisted in the Marine Corps on June 13, 1845. He was an orderly sergeant assigned to the Marine Detachment aboard the when it was sent to fight in the American Civil War during the Battle of Mobile Bay.

He was medically discharged from the Marine Corps on December 1, 1866. Although his date of death, cause and burial location is unknown, there is a cenotaph and headstone for him located in Red Mills Cemetery in Lisbon, New York.

Medal of Honor citation Rank and organization: Orderly Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps. Born: 1811, Lisbon, N.Y. Accredited to: New York. G.O. No.: 45, 31 December 1864.

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