Person:Henry Downs (1)

Name	Henry Downs
Gender	Male
Military[2]	13 Dec 1893	Awarded Medal of Honor
Death[1]	2 Jul 1911	Jefferson, Montgomery, Ohio, United States
Burial?		Dayton National Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States
Reference Number		Q16043695 (Wikidata)

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Henry W. Downs (August 29, 1844 – July 2, 1911) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Battle of Opequon more commonly called the Third Battle of Winchester, Virginia on September 19, 1864.^[1] He is buried at Dayton National Cemetery in Dayton, Ohio.^[2]

Recipient of the Medal of Honor. "Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company I, 8th Vermont Infantry. Place and date: At Winchester, Va., 19 September 1864. Entered service at: Newfane, Vt. Birth: Jamaica, Vt. Date of issue: 13 December 1893. Citation: With one comrade, voluntarily crossed an open field, exposed to a raking fire, and returned with a supply of ammunition, successfully repeating the attempt a short time thereafter." ²

1. ↑ Ohio. Department of Health. Office of Vital Statistics. Certificates of death, 1908–present. (Salt Lake City: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1983–2005)
   cert. 68045 (1911).
2. ↑ United States. Army. Center of Military History. Medal of Honor Recipients.