Elmer Bowen
Born: October 25, 1830 at Erie County, New York
Home Town: Hampshire, Illinois
Medal of Honor
U.S. Army
American Civil War
Date of Issue: July 21, 1894
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Elmer Bowen, United States Army, for gallantry in the charge of the volunteer storming party on 22 May 1863, while serving with Company C, 127th Illinois Infantry, in action at Vicksburg, Mississippi.
