Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
Patrick Henry Pentzer
Details
- Rank: Captain
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
Company C,
97th Illinois Infantry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: April 9, 1865
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Fort Blakely, Alabama, USA
Citation
Among the first to enter the enemy's entrenchments, he received the surrender of a Confederate general officer and his headquarters flag.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Gillespie, Macoupin County, Illinois
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: October 9, 1879
- Born: 1839, Marion County, MO, United States
- Died: October 16, 1901, Nevada, MO, United States
- Buried: Springfield National Cemetery (MH) (23-1896), Springfield, MO, United States