Richard Beddows
Medal of Honor recipient
About Richard Beddows
Lived 1843 – 1922 (aged 78).
Private Richard Beddows (June 27, 1843 to February 15, 1922) was a British soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Beddows was awarded the United States' highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action in Spotsylvania, Virginia during the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse on 18 May 1864. He was honored with the award on July 10, 1896.
Biography Beddows was born in Liverpool, England on 27 June 1843. He enlisted in the army in August 1861, and mustered out with his battery in June 1865. He died on 15 February 1922, and his remains were interred at the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in New Rochelle, New York.
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Medal of Honor recipient
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Richard Beddows was born on 27 June 1843 in Liverpool.
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Richard Beddows died on 15 February 1922.
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