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The 9th Ohio Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that was a part of the Union Army during the American Civil War. [1] The members of the regiment were primarily of German descent and the unit was the first almost all-German unit to enter the Union Army.
For example, Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton promised a Medal of Honor to every man in the 27th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment who extended his enlistment. 311 accepted, but because there was no official list of their names, the War Department issued 864 - one for each man in the unit. In 1916, a board consisting of five retired generals ...
Brother of William P. Black, one of 5 pairs of brothers to be awarded the Medal of Honor. William P. Black: Army: Captain 11th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry: Battle of Pea Ridge, Ark. Mar 7, 1862: Brother of John C. Black, one of 5 pairs of brothers to be awarded the Medal of Honor. Wilmon W. Blackmar: Army: Lieutenant
Two soldiers from Ohio regiments who participated in a Civil War locomotive chase were finally awarded the Medal of Honor. Ohio regiment soldiers receive Medal of Honor for Civil War locomotive ...
"Medal of Honor recipients". Medal of Honor citations. United States Army Center of Military History. June 8, 2009. Archived from the original on February 23, 2009; Porter, David D. The Naval History of the Civil War Castle, Secaucus, NJ, 1984, ISBN 0-89009-575-2
Private O'Connor captured the flag of the Confederate 18th North Carolina Infantry. For extreme bravery, he was awarded the Medal of Honor on January 5, 1865 and later achieved the rank of Sergeant. Medal of Honor winner John O'Dea: John O'Dea: Army: Private: Company D, 8th Missouri Volunteer Infantry: Battle of Vicksburg, Mississippi May 22, 1863
Private Robert Burns Brown (October 2, 1844 – July 30, 1916) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Brown received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of Missionary Ridge in Tennessee on November 25, 1863. He was honored with the award on 27 March 1890.
Sergeant James M. Elson (November 6, 1838 – March 26, 1894) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Elision received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, [1] for his action during the Battle of Vicksburg in Mississippi on 22 May 1863. He was honored with the award on 12 September 1891.