Howell B. Treat
Medal of Honor
U.S. Army
American Civil War
Date of Issue: August 14, 1894
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Howell B. Treat, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 11 May 1864, while serving with Company I, 52d Ohio Infantry, in action at Buzzard’s Roost, Georgia. Sergeant Treat risked his life in saving a wounded comrade.
