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{{Short description|American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient}}
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|rank = [[Second Lieutenant#United States|Second Lieutenant]]
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|unit = Company C, [[61st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment]]
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'''Theodore W. Greig''' (March 13, 1843 &ndash; November 17, 1893) was a [[Union Army]] soldier in the [[American Civil War]] who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the [[Medal of Honor]].<ref name="acmh"/>
'''Theodore W. Greig''' (March 13, 1843 &ndash; November 17, 1893) was a [[Union Army]] soldier in the [[American Civil War]] who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the [[Medal of Honor]].<ref name="acmh"/>


Greig was born in [[New York (state)|New York]] on March 13, 1843. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for extraordinary heroism shown at the [[Battle of Antietam]] on September 17, 1862, while serving as a [[Second_Lieutenant#United_States|Second Lieutenant]] with Company C, [[61st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment]]. His Medal of Honor was issued on February 10, 1887.<ref name="cmohs"/>
Greig was born in [[New York (state)|New York]] on March 13, 1843. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for extraordinary heroism shown at the [[Battle of Antietam]] on September 17, 1862, while serving as a [[Second Lieutenant#United States|Second Lieutenant]] with Company C, [[61st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment]]. His Medal of Honor was issued on February 10, 1887.<ref name="cmohs"/>


Greig died at the age of 50 on November 17, 1893 and was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in [[Bronx, New York]].
Greig died at the age of 50 on November 17, 1893, and was buried at [[Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx, New York)|Woodlawn Cemetery]] in [[Bronx, New York]].


==Medal of Honor citation==
==Medal of Honor citation==

{{Quotation|The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Second Lieutenant Theodore W. Greig, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 17 September 1862, while serving with Company C, 61st New York Infantry, in action at Antietam, Maryland. A Confederate regiment, the 4th Alabama Infantry (Confederate States of America), having planted its battle flag slightly in advance of the regiment, Second Lieutenant Greig rushed forward and seized it, and, although shot through the neck, retained the flag and brought it within the Union lines.<ref name="mtimes"/>}}
{{Quotation|The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Second Lieutenant Theodore W. Greig, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 17 September 1862, while serving with Company C, 61st New York Infantry, in action at Antietam, Maryland. A Confederate regiment, the 4th Alabama Infantry (Confederate States of America), having planted its battle flag slightly in advance of the regiment, Second Lieutenant Greig rushed forward and seized it, and, although shot through the neck, retained the flag and brought it within the Union lines.<ref name="mtimes"/>}}


==References==
==References==
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<ref name="acmh">{{cite web|title=Medal of Honor Recipients|website=United States Army Center of Military History
<ref name="acmh">{{cite web|title=Medal of Honor Recipients|website=United States Army Center of Military History
|url=http://www.history.army.mil/moh/civilwar_gl.html#GREIG
|url=http://www.history.army.mil/moh/civilwar_gl.html#GREIG
|accessdate=11 August 2014}}</ref>
|access-date=11 August 2014}}</ref>


<ref name="mtimes">{{cite web
<ref name="mtimes">{{cite web
|title=Valor awards for Theodore W. Greig
|title=Valor awards for Theodore W. Greig
|website=Military Times, Hall of Valor
|website=Military Times, Hall of Valor
|url=http://projects.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=2928
|url=https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/2928
|accessdate=11 August 2014}}</ref>
|access-date=11 August 2014}}</ref>


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|website=Congressional Medal of Honor Society
|website=Congressional Medal of Honor Society
|url=http://www.cmohs.org/recipient-detail/526/greig-theodore-w.php
|url=http://www.cmohs.org/recipient-detail/526/greig-theodore-w.php
|accessdate=11 August 2014
|access-date=11 August 2014
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==External links==
==External links==


{{Find a Grave|9506636|work=Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients|accessdate=11 August 2014}}
{{Find a Grave|9506636|work=Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients|access-date=11 August 2014}}


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[[Category:1893 deaths]]
[[Category:1893 deaths]]
[[Category:Burials in New York (state)]]
[[Category:People of New York (state) in the American Civil War]]
[[Category:People of New York in the American Civil War]]
[[Category:Union army officers]]
[[Category:Union Army officers]]
[[Category:United States Army Medal of Honor recipients]]
[[Category:United States Army Medal of Honor recipients]]
[[Category:American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor]]
[[Category:American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor]]



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Latest revision as of 23:01, 9 November 2024

Theodore W. Greig
Born(1843-03-13)March 13, 1843
New York
DiedNovember 17, 1893(1893-11-17) (aged 50)
Buried
Bronx, New York
AllegianceUnited States
Service / branchUnited States Army
RankSecond Lieutenant
UnitCompany C, 61st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Battles / warsAmerican Civil War
Battle of Antietam
AwardsMedal of Honor

Theodore W. Greig (March 13, 1843 – November 17, 1893) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.[1]

Greig was born in New York on March 13, 1843. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for extraordinary heroism shown at the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862, while serving as a Second Lieutenant with Company C, 61st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment. His Medal of Honor was issued on February 10, 1887.[2]

Greig died at the age of 50 on November 17, 1893, and was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in Bronx, New York.

Medal of Honor citation

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The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Second Lieutenant Theodore W. Greig, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 17 September 1862, while serving with Company C, 61st New York Infantry, in action at Antietam, Maryland. A Confederate regiment, the 4th Alabama Infantry (Confederate States of America), having planted its battle flag slightly in advance of the regiment, Second Lieutenant Greig rushed forward and seized it, and, although shot through the neck, retained the flag and brought it within the Union lines.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Medal of Honor Recipients". United States Army Center of Military History. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  2. ^ "GREIG, THEODORE W." Congressional Medal of Honor Society. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Valor awards for Theodore W. Greig". Military Times, Hall of Valor. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
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"Theodore W. Greig". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. Retrieved 11 August 2014.

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