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4th of July special section - Fourth of July Special Section |
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Written by NEXTnc staff reports
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Thursday, 28 June 2007 |
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 Not many people know much about Henderson Calvin Howard. His large gravestone in Grandview Cemetery in Fort Collins simply reads “Howard.”
Just down the street from the cemetery is the H.C. Howard Block building, which now houses Meanwhile Back at The Ranch and is next to CooperSmith’s.
So, who exactly is this Howard person?
Phil Carpenter, cemetery supervisor and historian, said he only knows a little bit about Howard.
“He was a Civil War soldier recognized with a Medal of Honor,” Carpenter said.
It’s fitting during the Fourth of July, a time when our country celebrates its freedom, to look back and recognize community forefathers who had a hand in making the United States what it is today.
 The Medal of Honor is the highest award for valor in action against an enemy force for individuals serving in the Armed Services of the United States. It was established by Congress on July 12, 1862. More than 3,400 soldiers, marines, sailors and airmen have been recognized with the medal for risking their lives above and beyond the call of duty.
Howard, a member of Corporal Company B, 11th Pennsylvania Reserves, during the Civil War, was awarded the Medal of Honor on March 30, 1898.
According to the U.S. Army Center of Military History’s Web site, Howard was honored for pursuing an enemy sharpshooter when he encountered two others, whom he bayoneted. He was wounded three times in action.
 Howard, who was born Sept. 16, 1839, is one of 200 Civil War soldiers buried at Grandview Cemetery, but he is the only Medal of Honor recipient. According to Carpenter, there are seven other Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War
buried in Colorado.
“He was a businessman in town,” Carpenter said. “Most people aren’t aware he is buried here.”
He died at the age of 80 on Dec. 13, 1919. Last year, his grave was part of the Cemetery Stroll, which highlights notable people buried in the cemetery.
“Every life has a story,” Carpenter said. “Some might be more well known than others, but in that family that person is just as well known as someone else to their family.”
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