U.S. Army
Nineveh S. Mckeen
ConflictCivil War
RankBrevet Major
Year of Action1863
Unit/CommandCompany H, 21st Illinois Infantry
BirthplaceMarshall, Illinois
Citation
Conspicuous in the charge at Stone River, Tenn., where he was three times wounded. At Liberty Gap, Tenn., captured colors of 8th Arkansas Infantry (C.S.A.).
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