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Frank Stolz

Private Frank Stolz, 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 Frank Stolz 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, 83d Indiana Infantry. Stolz was 18 years old.

99 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on July 9, 1894, 31 years after the action.

Stolz was born on July 20, 1844 in Dearborn County, Indiana. His Medal of Honor is credited to Sunman, Ripley County, Indiana. Stolz died on November 19, 1926 in Indianapolis, Indiana, at the age of 82. He is buried at St. Joseph's Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Stolz is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 75 credited to Indiana.

Official Medal of Honor citation

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

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

Places

  • Born: Dearborn County — map
  • Buried: Holy Cross and Saint Joseph Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. July 20, 1844
    Born in Dearborn County, Indiana
  2. May 22, 1863
    Act of valor — Vicksburg, Mississippi
    Age 18. Company G, 83d Indiana Infantry
  3. July 9, 1894
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. November 19, 1926
    Died in Indianapolis, Indiana
    Age 82.
  5. Resting place
    St. Joseph's Cemetery
    Indianapolis, Indiana

Biography

Frank Stolz (July 20, 1844 – November 19, 1926) was a private in the United States Army who was awarded the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the American Civil War. He was awarded the medal on July 9, 1894, for actions performed during the Battle of Vicksburg in 1863.

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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 Indiana

Henry Ware Lawton Captain · Army Civil War · 1864 IH Ira Hough Private · Army Civil War · 1864 Thomas J. Box Captain · Army Civil War · 1864 Thomas N. Graham Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1863 JK Jeremiah Kuder Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1864 CE Coron D. Evans Private · Army Civil War · 1865
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.