CMOH-Gen Francis J. Herron-Doc Sgnd as US Marshall NR
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CMOH-Gen Francis J. Herron-Doc Sgnd as US Marshall NR Album Military autographed document signed by General Francis J. Herron winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery at Pea Ridge Arkansas. Please see history below. Measures approximately 8" by 12 1/4" & is in VG condition. Docketed on reverse. In ink. Herron served as US Marshall in New Orleans Louisiana from 1867-1869. Please ENLARGE Pics. No Reserve. DO NOT USE EBAY CHECKOUT AS I WILL INVOICE YOU FOR THE ITEM. SHIPPING AND MANDATORY INSURANCE. tHANKS. Francis Jay Herron (February 17, 1837 � January 8, 1902), was a Union general during the American Civil War. Francis J. Herron attended the Western University of Pennsylvania, but left at the age of sixteen without completing his degree to become a bank clerk. In 1855, he joined his three brothers in Dubuque, Iowa, w they established a bank. In 1859, he organized and was elected captain of a militia company known as the "Governor's Grays," which Herron offered to President-elect Abraham Lincoln in January 1861, two months prior to Lincoln's inauguration. In April 1861, Herron was appointed captain of the 1st Iowa Volunteer Regiment. He served with Nathaniel Lyon's forces in Missouri, participating in the battles of Boonville and Wilson's Creek. Herron was promoted to lieutenant colonel of the 9th Iowa Volunteer Regiment
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