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Albert Oss

Private Albert Oss, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on May 3, 1863 in Chancellorsville, Virginia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War May 3, 1863Born in Belgium

Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Private Albert Oss received the Medal of Honor for his actions on May 3, 1863 in Chancellorsville, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company B, 11th New Jersey Infantry. Oss was about 45 years old.

29 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on May 6, 1892, 29 years after the action.

Oss was born in 1818 in Belgium — one of 3 recipients born in Belgium. His Medal of Honor is credited to Newark, Essex County, New Jersey. Oss died on December 18, 1898 in Kearney, New Jersey, at the age of about 80. He is buried at The Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in East Orange, New Jersey.

Oss is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 93 credited to New Jersey.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Remained in the rifle pits after the others had retreated, firing constantly, and contesting the ground step by step.

Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Places

  • Born: Belgium — map
  • Died: New Jersey — map
  • Buried: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. 1818
    Born in Belgium
  2. May 3, 1863
    Act of valor — Chancellorsville, Virginia
    Age about 45. Company B, 11th New Jersey Infantry
  3. May 6, 1892
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. December 18, 1898
    Died in Kearney, New Jersey
    Age about 80.
  5. Resting place
    The Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
    East Orange, New Jersey

Biography

Albert Oss (1818 – December 18, 1898) was a soldier in the Union Army during the American Civil War who received the Medal of Honor. He served in the 11th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry Regiment.

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Also honored for actions on May 3, 1863

FB Frederick A. Ballen Private · Army Civil War · 1863 Thomas Wilson Bradley Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 EB Edward Brown Jr. Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 JB John Knight Bucklyn First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1863 John F. Chase Private · Army Civil War · 1863 Andrew Davidson Assistant Surgeon · Army Civil War · 1863 JF Jacob G. Frick Colonel · Army Civil War · 1863 John Curtis Gilmore Major · Army Civil War · 1863 WG William Ernest Goodman First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1863 Lewis Addison Grant Colonel · Army Civil War · 1863 John Hack Private · Army Civil War · 1863 Francis Bloodgood Hall Chaplain · Army Civil War · 1863

See all 30 recipients for May 3, 1863 →

More Civil War recipients from New Jersey

WB William Brant Jr. Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865 John P. Beech Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 CW Charles E. Wilson Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 Frank E. Fesq Private · Army Civil War · 1865 John James Toffey First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1863 Lewis Locke Private · Army Civil War · 1865
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Wikidata and Wikipedia. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.