Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
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.
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