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Sergeant · U.S. Army

Ernest R. Torgler

Sergeant Ernest R. Torgler, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on July 28, 1864 in Ezra Chapel, Georgia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War July 28, 1864Born in Germany

Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Sergeant Ernest R. Torgler received the Medal of Honor for his actions on July 28, 1864 in Ezra Chapel, Georgia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company G, 37th Ohio Infantry. Torgler was 24 years old.

3 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on May 10, 1894, 29 years after the action.

Torgler was born on March 29, 1840 in Mecklenburg, Germany — one of 130 recipients born in Germany. His Medal of Honor is credited to Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. Torgler died on August 3, 1923, at the age of 83. He is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo, Ohio.

Torgler 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

At great hazard of his life he saved his commanding officer, then badly wounded, from capture.

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

Timeline

  1. March 29, 1840
    Born in Mecklenburg, Germany
  2. July 28, 1864
    Act of valor — Ezra Chapel, Georgia
    Age 24. Company G, 37th Ohio Infantry
  3. May 10, 1894
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. August 3, 1923
    Died
    Age 83.
  5. Resting place
    Woodlawn Cemetery
    Toledo, Ohio

Also honored for actions on July 28, 1864

HD Harry Clay Davis Private · Army Civil War · 1864 RM Robinson Barr Murphy Musician · Army Civil War · 1864 TO Timothy O'Connor Private · Army Civil War · 1864

Same unit

John S. Kountz Musician · Army Civil War · 1863 WS William Schmidt Private · Army Civil War · 1863

More Civil War recipients from Ohio

NH Newton H. Hall Corporal · Army Civil War · 1864 Samuel Slavens Private · Army Civil War · 1862 ✦ Manning Ferguson Force Brigadier General · Army Civil War · 1864 Isaac Harrison Carmin Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 OS Otis W. Smith Private · Army Civil War · 1864 CS Christian Schnell Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.