David F. Day

David Frakes Day
Born(1847-03-07)March 7, 1847
Dallasburg, Ohio
DiedJune 22, 1914(1914-06-22) (aged 67)
Denver, Colorado
Place of burial
Riverside Cemetery, Denver, Colorado
AllegianceUnited States
Branch United States Army
Union Army
Service years1862 - 1865
RankPrivate
Unit 57th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment - Company D
ConflictsAmerican Civil War
 • Siege of Vicksburg
AwardsMedal of Honor

David Frakes Day (1847 – 1914) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War, and later a newspaper publisher. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Siege of Vicksburg on May 22, 1863.

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