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Christian Schnell

Corporal Christian Schnell, 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, Corporal Christian Schnell 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 C, 37th Ohio Infantry. Schnell was 25 years old.

99 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on July 10, 1894, 31 years after the action.

Schnell was born on February 19, 1838 in Virginia. His Medal of Honor is credited to Wapakoneta, Auglaize County, Ohio. Schnell died on December 14, 1908, at the age of 70. He is buried at Greenlawn Cemetery in Wapakoneta, Ohio.

Schnell 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.

Places

  • Born: Virginia — map
  • Buried: Greenlawn Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. February 19, 1838
    Born in Virginia
  2. May 22, 1863
    Act of valor — Vicksburg, Mississippi
    Age 25. Company C, 37th Ohio Infantry
  3. July 10, 1894
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. December 14, 1908
    Died
    Age 70.
  5. Resting place
    Greenlawn Cemetery
    Wapakoneta, Ohio

Biography

Christian Schnell (February 19, 1838 – December 14, 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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Also honored for actions on May 22, 1863

CA Christian Albert Private · Army Civil War · 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

See all 100 recipients for May 22, 1863 →

More Civil War recipients from Ohio

JS James (Ovid) Smith Private · Army Civil War · 1862 Franklin Carr Corporal · Army Civil War · 1864 CS Charles Stacey Private · Army Civil War · 1863 Cyrus Sears First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1862 WB William Bensinger Private · Army Civil War · 1862 John L. Younker Private · Army Civil War · 1862
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.