Frederick Clarence Buck
Born: 1843 at Hartford, Connecticut
Home Town: Windsor, Connecticut
Medal of Honor
American Civil War
U.S. Army
Date of Issue: April 6, 1865
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Corporal Frederick Clarence Buck, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 29 September 1864, while serving with Company A, 21st Connecticut Infantry, in action at Chapin’s Farm, Virginia. Although wounded, Corporal Buck refused to leave the field until the fight closed.