Henry A. Hammel

Henry A. Hammel
Born (1840-09-20)September 20, 1840
Germany
Died November 29, 1902(1902-11-29) (aged 62)
Missouri
Buried Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri
Allegiance  United States of America
Service/branch  United States Army
Rank First Sergeant
Unit Missouri Battery A, 1st Missouri Light Artillery
Battles/wars American Civil War
Awards Medal of Honor

Henry A. Hammel (September 20, 1840 – November 29, 1902) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.[1]

Hammel was born in Germany on September 20, 1840, and entered service at St. Louis, Missouri. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for extraordinary heroism, while being a Sergeant in Battery A, 1st Missouri Light Artillery, on April 28 and 29, 1863, on board the steamer Cheeseman at Grand Gulf, Mississippi. His Medal of Honor was issued, on March 10, 1896.[2]

He died at the age of 62, on November 29, 1902, and was buried at the Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri.

Medal of Honor citation

The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Henry A. Hammel, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on April 28 & 29, 1863, while serving with Battery A, 1st Missouri Light Artillery, in action at Grand Gulf, Mississippi. With two comrades Sergeant Hammel voluntarily took position on board the steamer Cheeseman, in charge of all the guns and ammunition of the battery, and remained in charge of the same for considerable time while the steamer was unmanageable and subjected to a heavy fire from the enemy.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Sergeant HAMMEL, HENRY A., U.S. Army". Congressional Medal of Honor Society. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Medal of Honor Recipients". United States Army Center of Military History. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Valor awards for Henry A. Hammel". Military Times, Hall of Valor. Retrieved 9 August 2014.

"Henry A. Hammel". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. Retrieved 9 August 2014.

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