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U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army

Martin E Scheibner

Details
  • Rank: Private (Highest Rank: Corporal)
  • Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
  • Unit/Command:
    Company G,
    90th Pennsylvania Infantry
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: November 27, 1863
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: Mine Run, Virginia, USA
Citation
Voluntarily extinguished the burning fuse of a shell which had been thrown into the lines of the regiment by the enemy.
Medal of Honor Recipient Martin E. Scheibner
Medal of Honor Recipient Martin E. Scheibner
Additional Details
  • Accredited to: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Presentation Date & Details: June 23, 1896
  • Born: October 13, 1842, Valdai, Russia
  • Died: November 29, 1908, Camden, NJ, United States
  • Buried: Charles Evans Cemetery (MH) (50-42), Reading, PA, United States
 

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