Ira Hough

Recipient of the Medal of Honor

Ira Hough (July 2, 1842 – October 18, 1916) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War.He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry when he captured an enemy flag 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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