Nicholas Lear Military person

Nicholas Lear (1826 – July 4, 1902) was a Quartermaster in the Union Navy and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the American Civil War.Lear enlisted for a three-year term in the US Navy in August 1862, and was assigned to the Union ironclad USS New Ironsides (1862).

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Nicholas Lear
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1826
Birth place
Rhode Island
Date of deathJuly 04, 1902

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Military person

allegiance
United States of America
Union
award
Medal of Honor
military operations
American Civil War
Second Battle of Fort Fisher
First Battle of Fort Fisher
military branch
Union Navy
United States Navy
service start1862
service end1865

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External resources

  1. http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwaral.html