Milton Blickensderfer

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Milton Blickensderfer
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Corporal Milton Blickensderfer
Born(1835-05-20)May 20, 1835
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
DiedMay 17, 1916(1916-05-17) (aged 80)
Buried
AllegianceFlag of the United States (1861-1863).svg  United States of America
Service / branchFlag of the United States Army.svg  United States Army
RankCorporal
Unit Flag of Ohio.svg 126th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry - Company E
AwardsMedal of Honor ribbon.svg Medal of Honor

Corporal Milton Blickensderfer (May 20, 1835 to May 17, 1916) [1] [2] [3] was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Blickensderfer received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action at Petersburg, Virginia on 3 April 1865. He was honored with the award on 10 May 1865. [4] [5]

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Biography

Blickensderfer was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Before the war, he resided in Tuscarawas county with his wife, Mary, and three children. [2] He enlisted into the 126th Ohio Infantry in 1862 at Shanesville, Ohio. [1] [2] During the siege of Petersberg, Blickensderfer captured a Confederate battle flag, an act for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor. [2] He died on 17 May 1916 in Tuscarawas County, Ohio [3] and his remains are interred at Sugar Creek, Ohio. [1]

Medal of Honor citation

Capture of flag. [1] [4] [5]

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  2. 1 2 3 4 Lautzenheiser, Matthew S. (2009). Images of America: Dover. Arcadia Publishing. p. 91. ISBN   9780738577128.{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  3. 1 2 "Milton A. Blickensderfer (1835 - 1916)" . Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Civil War (A-L) Medal of Honor Recipients" . Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  5. 1 2 "Blickensderfer, Milton" . Retrieved 15 September 2013.