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Fading light dims the sight,
And a star gems the sky,
Gleaming bright.
From afar drawing nigh,
Falls the night.
Day is done, gone the sun,
From the lake, From the hills,
From the sky.
All is well, safely rest,
God is nigh.
Then good night, Peaceful night,
Till the light of the dawn
Shineth bright,
God is near, do not fear,
Friend, good night. |

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BORN:
January 17, 1837 at Mount Vernon, OH
Entered Service in the US
Army from Mount Vernon, OH
Earned
The Medal of Honor During the Civil War For heroism on December
31, 1862 at Stone River, TN
DIED: October
16, 1915 at the age of 78
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On December 31,
1862 and the following day, Union forces engaged Confederate
soldiers in a battle at Stone River Tennessee. First Lieutenant
Henry Freeman was one of eight soldiers who was so conspicuous for
his gallantry in this action that he was awarded the Medal of
Honor. On December 31 Lieutenant Freeman voluntarily went to the
front and picked up and carried to a place of safety, under a
heavy fire from the enemy, an acting field officer who had been
wounded, and was about to fall into enemy hands.
Others cited in this action were: First Lieutenant Frederick
Phisterer, Chaplain John Whitehead, Sergeant Major John Farquhar,
and Privates John Bourke, Joseph Prentice, John Tweedale, and
Wilson Vance.
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