John A. Falconer
Medal of Honor recipient
About John A. Falconer
Lived 1844 – 1900 (aged 55–56).
Corporal John A. Falconer (c. 1844 – April 1, 1900) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Falconer received the United States' highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the siege of Knoxville at Fort Sanders in Tennessee on November 20, 1863. He was honored with the award on July 27, 1896.
Biography Falconer was born in Washtenaw County, Michigan, in about 1844. He enlisted into the 17th Michigan Infantry. He died on April 1, 1900, and his remains are interred at Sunset Hill Cemetery in Warrensburg, Missouri.
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Medal of Honor recipient
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John A. Falconer was born in 1844.
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John A. Falconer died on 1 April 1900 in Missouri.
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