Sergeant Conrad Noll was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on May 12, 1864 in Spotsylvania, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company D, 20th Michigan Infantry. Noll was 28 years old.
34 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on July 28, 1896, 32 years after the action.
Noll was born on February 20, 1836 in Germany — one of 130 recipients born in Germany. His Medal of Honor is credited to Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan. Noll died on May 26, 1925 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, at the age of 89. He is buried at Forest Hill Cemetery in Ann Arbor, Michigan. His medal is held by Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
Noll is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 112 credited to Michigan.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Seized the colors, the color bearer having been shot down, and gallantly fought his way out with them, though the enemy were on the left flank and rear.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
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Timeline
- February 20, 1836Born in Germany
- May 12, 1864Act of valor — Spotsylvania, VirginiaAge 28. Company D, 20th Michigan Infantry
- July 28, 1896Medal of Honor presented
- May 26, 1925Died in Ann Arbor, MichiganAge 89.
- Resting placeForest Hill CemeteryAnn Arbor, Michigan
Biography
Conrad Noll (February 20, 1836 – May 26, 1925) was an American soldier who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House in 1864 during the American Civil War.
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