Henry S. Finkenbiner

Last updated
Henry S. Finkenbiner
Henry S. Finkenbiner 1885 public domain - Copy.jpg
Born(1842-07-29)July 29, 1842
North Industry, Ohio
DiedJune 3, 1922(1922-06-03) (aged 79)
Lagro, Indiana
Buried
Hopewell Cemetery
AllegianceFlag of the United States (1861-1863).svg  United States of America
Service/branchFlag of the United States Army.svg  United States Army
RankPrivate
Unit Flag of Ohio.svg Company D, 107th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment
AwardsMedal of Honor ribbon.svg Medal of Honor

Private Henry S. Finkenbiner (July 29, 1842 - June 3, 1922) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Finkenbiner received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action at Dingle's Mill in South Carolina on 9 April 1865. He was honored with the award on 30 March 1898. [1]

Contents

Biography

Finkenbiner was born in North Industry, Ohio on 29 July 1842 the son of George and Susannah Stands Finkenbiner. [2] He enlisted into the 107th Ohio Infantry. He served as a Corporal in Company D, 107th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment (103rd OVI).

Finkenbiner and the 107th OVI spent their service with the Army of the Potomac until August 1863 when they transferred to the Department of the South and operated there until the end of the war. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on April 9, 1865, at Dingles Mill, South Carolina.

After the war he returned to Ohio and in 1868, married Amanda Ellen Stoops Finkenbiner (1848–1882) with whom he had seven children, four girls (two of whom died in childhood) and three boys: [2]

After her death, he married Nancy Eliza Miller Finkenbiner 1858–1911 with whom he had a son: [2]

He received his Medal of Honor on March 30, 1898.

In 1911, his second wife, Nancy, passed away, and he married a third time to a widow, Lorane Smith Myer Finkenbiner, 1843–1917. Widowed a third time in 1917. he died on 3 June 1922 having outlived his wives and four of his children. [2] His remains are interred at the Hopewell Cemetery in Indiana.

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 Private Henry S. Finkenbiner, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 9 April 1865, while serving with Company D, 107th Ohio Infantry, in action at Dingle's Mill, South Carolina. While on the advance skirmish line and within direct and close fire of the enemy's artillery, Private Finkenbiner crossed the mill race on a burning bridge and ascertained the enemy's position. [1] [3] [4] [5] [6]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Sightline Media Group (2020).
  2. 1 2 3 4 Find a Grave (2020).
  3. VCOnline (2020).
  4. CMOHS (2014).
  5. The National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation (2020).
  6. Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs (1968), p. 89.

Related Research Articles

Heinrich Hoffman

Heinrich Hoffman was born on December 23, 1836. He served in the American Civil War, and was a Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Corporal in the Union Army in Company M, 2nd Ohio Cavalry. He received the Medal of Honor for action on April 6, 1865, at the Battle of Sayler's Creek, Virginia.

55th Illinois Infantry Regiment Military unit

The 55th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment is sometimes referred to as the Canton Rifles or the Douglas Brigade 2nd Regiment.

Richard Enderlin American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient

Richard Enderlin was a musician and United States Army soldier who received a Medal of Honor for the heroism he displayed when fighting in the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863.

George V. Kelley

George VanStavoren Kelley was a line officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry at the Battle of Franklin during the 1864 Franklin-Nashville Campaign.

Newton H. Hall

Newton H. Hall was an infantryman in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry at the Battle of Franklin during the 1864 Franklin-Nashville Campaign.

33rd Ohio Infantry Regiment Unit of the Union Army

The 33rd Ohio Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

The 37th Ohio Infantry Regiment was a Union Army regiment, composed of German-Americans, in the American Civil War. It was organized in the fall of 1861, under Colonel Edward Siber, and served in the Kanawha Valley until December 1862. It joined the Union army operating against Vicksburg, Mississippi, in January 1863, and participated in the various engagements of the siege. After the fall of that stronghold it was moved across Tennessee from Memphis to Chattanooga, and took part in operations of the 15th Corps, subsequent to, and at the taking of Atlanta, Georgia. It then followed the fortunes of that well-known corps until the reaching of Washington, D.C. From Louisville, Kentucky, it went with the 2nd Division of the Corps to Little Rock, Arkansas, and was there mustered out in August 1865.

The 107th Ohio Infantry Regiment, sometimes 107th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was also known as the 5th German Regiment.

James Jardine (Medal of Honor) American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient

James Jardine was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Siege of Vicksburg on May 22, 1863.

The 83rd Indiana Infantry Regiment, sometimes called 83rd Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment, was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Richard W. DeWitt American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient

Richard Willis DeWitt was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Siege of Vicksburg on May 22, 1863.

Sampson Harris (Medal of Honor) American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient

Sampson Harris was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Siege of Vicksburg on May 22, 1863.

Robert M. Cox American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient

Corporal Robert M. Cox was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Cox received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of Vicksburg in Mississippi on May 22, 1863. He was honored with the award on December 31, 1892.

Lester G. Hack American Civil War recipient of the Medal of Honor

Lester Goodel Hack was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Hack received his country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor. Hack's medal was won for his actions at the Third Battle of Petersburg in Virginia, where he captured the flag of the Confederate 23rd Tennessee Infantry on April 2, 1865. He was honored with the award on May 10, 1865.

Osgood T. Hadley American Civil War recipient of the Medal of Honor

Osgood Towns Hadley was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.

45th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment Union Army infantry regiment

The 45th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

William W. Noyes American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient

William W. Noyes was an American Civil War veteran who received the Medal of Honor.

John Hack American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient

John Hack was a decorated hero of the Union Army in the American Civil War. He was born in Hessen, Germany and lived in Adrian, Michigan.

Addison J. Hodges was a decorated hero of the Union Army in the American Civil War. He was born in Hillsdale, Michigan the sixth of ten children and lived in Adrian, Michigan.

Franklin Hogan was a decorated hero of the Union Army in the American Civil War. He was born in York, Pennsylvania and lived in Adrian, Michigan.

References