Daniel Holcomb (Medal of Honor)
Daniel Irvine Holcomb (November 13, 1845 - December 14, 1900) was a recipient of the Medal of Honor and soldier in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Biography 
Enlisting on August 20, 1861, he fought as a private in Company A of the 41st Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment. He earned his medal in action at Brentwood Hills, Tennessee on December 16, 1864 for "Capture of Confederate guidon." The Union was attacking Confederate lines at Overton Knob and the Forty-first were placed as skirmishers. In the attack, the regiment fell back, leaving behind Holcomb, William Garrett and a few other soldiers. Split in two distinct groups, Holcomb and the others attacked the lines again and captured prisoners and a flag as the Confederates retreated. Garrett and those with him mounted a similar attack. He became a corporal on February 20, 1865 and mustered out that same year on November 27. The medal was presented on February 22, 1865. After the war he married Almira Ingraham on January 1, 1868 and had one child with her. He worked variously as a salesman and business man in Ohio, Iowa and Missouri which he moved to in 1879. He and his first wife divorced in 1891 leading to his second marriage with Cora Rippey on February 22, 1894. A captain in the Queen City Guards, he was a member of the G.A.R and many other organizations. He was also a Republican councilman and one time city council president.Daniel Holcomb died at 4:00am on December 14, 1900 of Bright's Disease. After his death, his family was involved in a complicated legal fight over his estate. Holcomb is currently interred at Crown Hill Cemetery, Sedalia, Missouri. References 

United States Army Medal of Honor recipients
People from Licking County, Ohio
People of Ohio in the American Civil War
1845 births
1900 deaths
American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor