Christian Albert (soldier)
Appearance
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Born | Cincinnati, Ohio | June 13, 1842
Died | April 16, 1922 Toledo, Ohio | (aged 79)
Place of burial | Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo, Ohio |
Allegiance | United States of America Union |
Service/ | United States Army Union Army |
Years of service | 1861 - 1865 |
Rank | Private |
Unit | ![]() |
Battles/wars | American Civil War *Battle of Vicksburg |
Awards | Medal of Honor |
Christian Albert (June 13, 1842– April 16, 1922) was an American soldier who received the Medal of Honor for valor during the American Civil War.
Biography
[edit]Christian Albert was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1842. While a Private in Company G of the 47th Ohio Infantry, he distinguished himself at the Battle of Vicksburg on May 22, 1863.
He is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo, Ohio.
Medal of Honor citation
[edit]Rank and organization: Private, Company G, 47th Ohio Infantry. Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., May 22, 1863. Entered service at: ------. Birth: Cincinnati, Ohio. Date of issue: August 10, 1895.
Citation:
Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."[1]
See also
[edit]- List of Medal of Honor recipients
- List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: A–F
- Battle of Vicksburg
- 47th Ohio Infantry
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Civil War (A-L), Albert, Christian entry". Medal of Honor recipients. United States Army Center of Military History. August 6, 2009. Archived from the original on September 2, 2012. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
References
[edit]- Dyer, Frederick H (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co. ASIN B01BUFJ76Q.
- War Department, U.S. (1880). The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. OCLC 857196196.
- "ALBERT, CHRISTIAN". Congressional Medal of Honor Society. CMOHS. 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- "Christian Albert". THE COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO THE VICTORIA & GEORGE CROSS. VCOnline. 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
External links
[edit]- "Christian Albert". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. Retrieved 2007-12-28.
- A Forlorn Hope
- Vicksburg Medal of Honor Recipients
Categories:
- 1842 births
- 1922 deaths
- Union Army soldiers
- United States Army Medal of Honor recipients
- People of Ohio in the American Civil War
- Military personnel from Cincinnati
- American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor
- Burials at Woodlawn Cemetery (Toledo, Ohio)
- American Civil War biography stubs
- United States Army personnel stubs