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Franz Frey

Corporal Franz Frey, 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, 1863Born in Switzerland

Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Corporal Franz Frey 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 H, 37th Ohio Infantry. Frey 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 August 14, 1894, 31 years after the action.

Frey was born on December 8, 1837 in Switzerland — one of 6 recipients born in Switzerland. His Medal of Honor is credited to Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Frey died on March 13, 1900 in Cleveland, Ohio, at the age of 62. He is buried at Lakeview Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio. Records also list him as Frey, Frank Xavier.

Frey 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

Also served in: American Civil War.

Places

  • Born: Switzerland — map
  • Died: Ohio — map

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Timeline

  1. December 8, 1837
    Born in Switzerland
  2. May 22, 1863
    Act of valor — Vicksburg, Mississippi
    Age 25. Company H, 37th Ohio Infantry
  3. August 14, 1894
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. March 13, 1900
    Died in Cleveland, Ohio
    Age 62.
  5. Resting place
    Lakeview Cemetery
    Cleveland, Ohio

Biography

Franz Frey (December 8, 1837 – March 13, 1900) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Siege of Vicksburg on May 22, 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 Ohio

DM Delano Morey Private · Army Civil War · 1862 Abraham Greenawalt Private · Army Civil War · 1864 William M. Houlton Commissary Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 GB George Butts Gunner's Mate · Navy Civil War · 1864 Elihu H. Mason Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1862 Wager Swayne Lieutenant Colonel · 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.