Major Alfred Jacob Sellers, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on July 1, 1863 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with 90th Pennsylvania Infantry. Sellers was 27 years old.
9 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on July 21, 1894, 31 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Brevet Colonel.
Sellers was born on March 2, 1836 in Plumsteadville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. His Medal of Honor is credited to Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Sellers died on September 20, 1908 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the age of 72. He is buried at Mount Vernon Cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Sellers is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 380 credited to Pennsylvania.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Voluntarily led the regiment under a withering fire to a position from which the enemy was repulsed.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
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Timeline
- March 2, 1836Born in Plumsteadville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
- July 1, 1863Act of valor — Gettysburg, PennsylvaniaAge 27. 90th Pennsylvania Infantry
- July 21, 1894Medal of Honor presented
- September 20, 1908Died in Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaAge 72.
- Resting placeMount Vernon CemeteryPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Biography
Alfred Jacob Sellers (March 2, 1836 – September 20, 1908) was an American soldier who fought for the Union Army during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for valor.
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