Powhatan Beaty, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Date of Birth: 08-Oct-1837
Place of Birth: Richmond, Virginia, United States
Date of Death: 06-Dec-1916
Profession: actor, stage actor
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Powhatan Beaty
- Powhatan Beaty (October 8, 1837 – December 6, 1916) was an African American soldier and actor.
- During the American Civil War, he served in the Union Army's 5th United States Colored Infantry Regiment throughout the Richmond–Petersburg Campaign.
- He received America's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor, for taking command of his company at the Battle of Chaffin's Farm, after all officers had been killed and/or wounded. Following the war, he became an orator and actor, appearing in amateur theater productions in his home of Cincinnati, Ohio.
- His most well-known stage performance was an 1884 appearance at Ford's Opera House on 9th Street in Washington, D.C., opposite Henrietta Vinton Davis.
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