Henry G. Buhrman [SEP] conflict
Henry G. Buhrman
Henry G. Buhrman (January 1844 – June 1, 1906) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Siege of Vicksburg on May 22, 1863.
Union assault.
On May 22, 1863, General Ulysses S. Grant ordered an assault on the Confederate heights at Vicksburg, Mississippi. The plan called for a storming party of volunteers to build a bridge across a moat and plant scaling ladders against the enemy embankment in advance of
monument to Congressman Walter Preston Brownlow, who petitioned the government and worked tirelessly to have the veteran's center created. It officially became a National Cemetery in 1973, and has primarily the interments of veterans who died while under care at the facility.
Notable interments.
- Medal of Honor recipients
- Lieutenant Frederick Clarence Buck (1843–1905), for action at the Battle of Chaffin's Farm during the Civil War.
- Sergeant Henry G. Buhrman (1844–1906), for action at the Battle of Vicksburg during the