Ira Hough

Military Person

1842 – 1916

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Who was Ira Hough?

Ira Hough was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Battle of Cedar Creek fought near Middletown, Virginia on October 19, 1864. The battle was the decisive engagement of Major General Philip Sheridan’s Valley Campaigns of 1864 and was the largest battle fought in the Shenandoah Valley.

Hough joined the army from Middletown, Indiana in May 1864, and was discharged in August 1865.

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Born
Jul 2, 1842
Henry County
Died
Oct 18, 1916
Chipley

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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