Samuel J. Churchill

Corporal Samuel Joseph Churchill (November 1, 1842 to June 3, 1932) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Churchill received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of Nashville in Tennessee on 15 December 1864. He was honored with the award on 20 January 1897.

Biography
Churchill was born in Rutland, Vermont on 1 November 1842. He enlisted into the 2nd Illinois Light Artillery at DeKalb County, Illinois. He died on 3 June 1932 and his remains are interred at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Kansas.