Captain Andrew Henry Embler, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on October 27, 1864 at Boydton Plank Road, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company D, 59th New York Infantry. Embler was 30 years old.
15 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on October 19, 1893, 28 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Brevet Colonel U.S. Vols..
Embler was born on June 29, 1834 in New York, New York. Embler died on July 28, 1918 in New Haven, Connecticut, at the age of 84. He is buried at Evergreen Cemetery in New Haven, Connecticut.
Embler is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 678 credited to New York.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Charged at the head of two regiments, which drove the enemy's main body, gained the crest of the hill near the Burgess house, and forced a barricade on the Boydton road.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
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- June 29, 1834Born in New York, New York
- October 27, 1864Act of valor — Boydton Plank Road, VirginiaAge 30. Company D, 59th New York Infantry
- October 19, 1893Medal of Honor presented
- July 28, 1918Died in New Haven, ConnecticutAge 84.
- Resting placeEvergreen CemeteryNew Haven, Connecticut
Biography
Andrew Henry Embler (June 29, 1834 – July 28, 1918) was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of Boydton Plank Road in Virginia on October 27, 1864. He would later serve as the Connecticut Adjutant General for two years.
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