Milton M. Holland

Milton Murray Holland
Sergeant Major Milton M. Holland
Born	August 1, 1844(1844-08-01) Austin, Texas
Died	May 15, 1910(1910-05-15) (aged 65)
Place of burial	Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States of America Union
Service/branch	United States Army Union Army
Years of service	1863 - 1865
Rank	Sergeant Major
Unit	5th U.S. Colored Infantry Regiment
Battles/wars	American Civil War *Battle of Chaffin's Farm
Awards	Medal of Honor

Milton Murray Holland (August 1, 1844 – May 15, 1910) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions at the Battle of Chaffin's Farm.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Medal of Honor citation 3 See also 4 References

Biography

Holland was born as the son of a white slaveowner (who later perished in the Civil War) and an African-American slave.^[1] He joined the Army from Athens, Ohio, and was serving as a Sergeant Major in the 5th U.S. Colored Infantry Regiment when his unit participated in the Battle of Chaffin's Farm on September 29, 1864 in Virginia. Three days before the end of the war, on April 6, 1865, he was issued the Medal of Honor for his actions at Chaffin's Farm.

Holland's wife was Virginia W. Dickey. Milton Holland died at the age of 65 and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington County, Virginia.

Medal of Honor citation

• Rank and organization: Sergeant Major, 5th U.S. Colored Troops.
• Place and date: At Chaffin's Farm, Virginia, September 29, 1864.
• Entered service at: Athens, Ohio.
• Born: 1844, Austin, Texas.
• Date of issue: April 6, 1865.

Citation:

Took command of Company C, after all the officers had been killed or wounded, and gallantly led it.

See also

• List of Medal of Honor recipients
• List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: G–L
• List of African American Medal of Honor recipients
• Melvin Claxton and Mark Puls, Uncommon valor : a story of race, patriotism, and glory in the final battles of the Civil War, (Wiley, 2006) (ISBN 0471468231)

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army Center of Military History.

• "Milton M. Holland". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=21654. Retrieved 2007-01-03. 
• "Civil War Medal of Honor recipients (A-L)". Medal of Honor citations. United States Army Center of Military History. 2005-04-27. http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwaral.html. Retrieved 2007-01-03. 

Persondata
Name	Holland, Milton Murray
Alternative names	Holland, Milton M.
Short description	United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Date of birth	August 1, 1844
Place of birth	Austin, Texas
Date of death	May 15, 1910
Place of death