DOB/DOD: March 31, 1833 (Hartland, CT) – July 21, 1912 (Painesville, OH); 80 years old
MARITAL STATUS: Married to Eliza J. “Jennie” Elias (1848-1911) on May 19, 1868.
CHILDREN: Two sons, William B. (1872-1937) and Frederick E. (1879-1950).
ENLISTMENT: August 5, 1862, in Painesville, Ohio.
DISCHARGE: June 3, 1865.
FAMILY: Born to Howell (1793-1878) and Sally Beach Treat (1793-1833). Three brothers, Howell B. (1831-1832), William B. (1835-1860), and Edwin H. (1839-1923).
MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION
AWARDED FOR ACTIONS DURING: Civil War
BRANCH OF SERVICE: Army
UNIT: Company I, 52nd Ohio Infantry
DATE OF ISSUE AND PRESENTATION: August 14, 1894 (30 years later)
AGE ON THE DAY OF THE EVENT: 31
CITATION:
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Howell B. Treat, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 11 May 1864, while serving with Company I, 52nd Ohio Infantry, in action at Buzzard’s Roost, Georgia. Sergeant Treat risked his life in saving a wounded comrade.
From the Dayton Daily News September 13, 1998
PAINESVILLE (AP) – A Medal of Honor winner from the Korean War will honor a medal winner from the Civil War in special ceremonies today in Lake County.
Ron Rosser, 68, of Crooksville in southeastern Ohio, who received the Medal of Honor in 1952 from President Harry Truman, will lead the ceremonies dedicating the Medal of Honor plaque at Howell B. Treat’s grave.
The ceremony at Evergreen Cemetery will mark the culmination of ceremonies that will include a Civil War reenactment, a parade, and a flyby of Air Force Reserve planes.
Treat fought with the 52nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War. He won the Medal of Honor for valor on May 11, 1863, during a battle with Confederate soldiers at Buzzards’ Roost, George, just south of Chattanooga, Tennessee. The medal was awarded in 1894.
Treat returned to Painesville, northeast of Cleveland, after the war, raised a family, and died in 1912. His grave marker does not indicate his military honor.
The omission will be corrected with a bronze plaque. The oversight was found this year by Bonnie Walker, 47, while working on an internship to identify veterans at the cemetery.
Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, 501 Main Street, Painesville, Ohio; Division D, Lot 129. Photos from Brad Campbell. Used with permission.
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