Second Lieutenant Frederick W. Fout, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on September 15, 1862 near Harpers Ferry, West Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with 15th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery. Fout was about 22 years old.
The medal was presented on November 2, 1896, 34 years after the action.
Fout was born in 1840 in Germany — one of 130 recipients born in Germany. His Medal of Honor is credited to Indanapolis, Marion County, Indiana. Fout died on June 6, 1905 in St. Louis, Missouri, at the age of about 65. He is buried at Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri.
Fout 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
Voluntarily gathered the men of the battery together, remanned the guns, which had been ordered abandoned by an officer, opened fire, and kept up the same on the enemy until after the surrender.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Life beyond the battlefield
- Occupations: writer
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Timeline
- 1840Born in Germany
- September 15, 1862Act of valor — near Harpers Ferry, West VirginiaAge about 22. 15th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
- November 2, 1896Medal of Honor presented
- June 6, 1905Died in St. Louis, MissouriAge about 65.
- Resting placeBellefontaine CemeterySt. Louis, Missouri
Biography
Second Lieutenant Frederick William Fout (October 30, 1839 or 1840 – June 6, 1905) was a German soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Fout received the United States' highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action near Harpers Ferry in West Virginia on September 15, 1862. He was honored with the award on November 2, 1896.
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