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Gabriel Cole

Corporal Gabriel Cole, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on September 19, 1864 in Winchester, Virginia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War September 19, 1864

Corporal Gabriel Cole, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on September 19, 1864 in Winchester, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company I, 5th Michigan Cavalry. Cole was 33 years old.

14 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on September 27, 1864.

Cole was born on March 22, 1831 in Chenango County, New York. His Medal of Honor is credited to New Salem, Washtenaw County, Michigan. Cole died on January 7, 1907, at the age of 75. He is buried at Sherman Township Cemetery in Tustin, Michigan.

Cole is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 112 credited to Michigan.

★ Flags & Colors

Official Medal of Honor citation

Capture of flag, during which he was wounded in the leg.

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

Wounds and injuries

What the citation records about his wounds:

Capture of flag, during which he was wounded in the leg.
  • Age at death: 75
  • Resting place: Sherman Township Cemetery

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Places

  • Died: Tustin — map
  • Buried: Sherman Township Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. March 22, 1831
    Born in Chenango County, New York
  2. September 19, 1864
    Act of valor — Winchester, Virginia
    Age 33. Company I, 5th Michigan Cavalry
  3. September 27, 1864
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. January 7, 1907
    Died
    Age 75.
  5. Resting place
    Sherman Township Cemetery
    Tustin, Michigan

Biography

Gabriel Cole (March 22, 1831 – January 9, 1907) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry and the capture of the flag of the 45th Virginia Infantry Regiment during the Battle of Opequon more commonly called the Third Battle of Winchester, Virginia on September 19, 1864.

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Also honored for actions on September 19, 1864

CB Chester Bennett Bowen Corporal · Army Civil War · 1864 HD Henry W. Downs Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 HF Henry M. Fox Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 Andrew Jackson Lorish Commissary Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 Alphonso M. Lunt Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 Joel Huntington Lyman Quartermaster Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 PM Patrick H. McEnroe Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 GM George E. Meach Farrier · Army Civil War · 1864 GR George Reynolds Private · Army Civil War · 1864 Peter J. Ryan Private · Army Civil War · 1864 CS Conrad Schmidt First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 James Martinus Schoonmaker Colonel · Army Civil War · 1864

See all 15 recipients for September 19, 1864 →

More Civil War recipients from Michigan

WW William Henry Ward Captain · Army Civil War · 1863 BY Benjamin F. Young Corporal · Army Civil War · 1864 George E. Ranney Assistant Surgeon · Army Civil War · 1864 George Dallas Sidman Private · Army Civil War · 1862 Patrick Irwin First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 CT Charles M. Thatcher Private · Army Civil War · 1864
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.