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Private · U.S. Army

Christian Albert

Private Christian Albert, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on May 22, 1863 in Vicksburg, Mississippi during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War May 22, 1863

Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Private Christian Albert received the Medal of Honor for his actions on May 22, 1863 in Vicksburg, Mississippi during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company G, 47th Ohio Infantry. Albert was 20 years old.

99 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on August 10, 1895, 32 years after the action.

Albert was born on June 13, 1842 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Albert died on April 16, 1922 in Cincinnati, Ohio, at the age of 79. He is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo, Ohio.

Albert is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 256 credited to Ohio.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

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

Battles and campaigns

1863 · Civil War

Siege of Vicksburg

Result: Union victory

21 Medal of Honor recipients

Also served in: American Civil War.

Places

  • Born: Cincinnati — map
  • Died: Toledo — map
  • Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. June 13, 1842
    Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
  2. May 22, 1863
    Act of valor — Vicksburg, Mississippi
    Age 20. Company G, 47th Ohio Infantry
  3. August 10, 1895
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. April 16, 1922
    Died in Cincinnati, Ohio
    Age 79.
  5. Resting place
    Woodlawn Cemetery
    Toledo, Ohio

Biography

Christian Albert (June 13, 1842 – April 16, 1922) was an American soldier who received the Medal of Honor for valor during the American Civil War.

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Also honored for actions on May 22, 1863

WA William J. Archinal Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 CA Clinton Lycurgus Armstrong Private · Army Civil War · 1863 DA David Ayers Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 JA John G. k Ayers Private · Army Civil War · 1863 WB William H. Barringer Private · Army Civil War · 1863 MB Matthew Bickford Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 TB Thomas A. Blasdel Private · Army Civil War · 1863 EB Emmer Bowen Private · Army Civil War · 1863 UB Uriah H. Brown Private · Army Civil War · 1863 WB William P. Brownell Coxswain · Navy Civil War · 1863 JB John C. Buckley Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 HB Henry G. Buhrman Private · Army Civil War · 1863

See all 100 recipients for May 22, 1863 →

More Civil War recipients from Ohio

ET Ernest R. Torgler Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 JR James Richmond Private · Army Civil War · 1863 ✦ JM John P. Murphy Private · Army Civil War · 1862 OC Oliver Colwell First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1864 AW Alason P. Webber Musician · Army Civil War · 1864 JS James K. Sturgeon Private · 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.