Medal of Honor: Very 1st Recipient is Jacob Parrott, Civil War Veteran, buried in Kenton, Ohio

During a long distance ride on my bicycle from Youngstown, Ohio to Omaha, Nebraska, I encountered some awesome history in Ohio. Jacob Wilson Parrot, buried in Kenton, Ohio was the very first recipient of the Medal of Honor. He is a Civil War Veteran born July 17, 1843 in Fairfield County, Ohio.