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Andrew O. Apple

Corporal Andrew O. Apple, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on April 2, 1865 in Petersburg, Virginia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War April 2, 1865

Corporal Andrew O. Apple, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on April 2, 1865 in Petersburg, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company I, 12th West Virginia Infantry. Apple was about 20 years old.

65 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on May 12, 1865.

Apple was born in 1845 in Northampton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. His Medal of Honor is credited to New Manchester, Hancock County, West Virginia. Apple died on June 7, 1890 in Elgin, Illinois, at the age of about 45. He is buried at Bluff City Cemetery in Elgin, Illinois.

Apple is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 45 credited to West Virginia.

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Official Medal of Honor citation

Conspicuous gallantry as color bearer in the assault on Fort Gregg.

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

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Places

  • Born: Northampton — map
  • Died: Elgin — map
  • Buried: Bluff City Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. 1845
    Born in Northampton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
  2. April 2, 1865
    Act of valor — Petersburg, Virginia
    Age about 20. Company I, 12th West Virginia Infantry
  3. May 12, 1865
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. June 7, 1890
    Died in Elgin, Illinois
    Age about 45.
  5. Resting place
    Bluff City Cemetery
    Elgin, Illinois

Biography

Andrew O. Apple (January 30, 1845 – June 7, 1890) was a United States soldier and native of Pennsylvania who fought with the Union Army as a member of the 12th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War. He was recognized with his nation's highest award for valor, the Medal of Honor, for "conspicuous gallantry as color bearer in the assault on Fort Gregg" during the Third Battle of Petersburg, Virginia, on April 2, 1865. The award was conferred on May 12 of that same year.

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Also honored for actions on April 2, 1865

AA Abner Peeler Allen Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 William J. Babcock Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 JB James Albert Barber Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 EB Eugene Beauharnais Beaumont Major and Assistant Adjutant General · Army Civil War · 1865 William Robert douglas Blackwood Surgeon · Army Civil War · 1865 JB John W. Boutwell Private · Army Civil War · 1865 JB John E. Buffington Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 CC Carlton N. Camp Private · Army Civil War · 1865 JC John Corcoran Private · Army Civil War · 1865 Stephen Potter Corliss First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865 JC Josiah M. Curtis Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865 Thomas Ward Custer Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865

See all 66 recipients for April 2, 1865 →

More Civil War recipients from West Virginia

JB John C. Buckley Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 TA Thomas Anderson Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 RB Richard Boury Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 William H. Horsfall Drummer · Army Civil War · 1862 JE John N. Eckes Private · Army Civil War · 1863 LS Levi Shoemaker Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864
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.