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Sergeant · U.S. Army

George F. Rebmann

Sergeant George F. Rebmann, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on April 9, 1865 at Fort Blakely, Alabama during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War April 9, 1865

Sergeant George F. Rebmann was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on April 9, 1865 at Fort Blakely, Alabama during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company B, 119th Illinois Infantry. Rebmann was 24 years old.

18 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on July 12, 1865 — presented by Lieutenant J. J. Lyon, assistant inspector-general of the Sixteenth Army Corps, at parade.

Rebmann was born on April 10, 1840 in Schuyler County, Illinois. His Medal of Honor is credited to Rushville, Schuyler County, Illinois. Rebmann died on August 20, 1918 in Rushville, Illinois, at the age of 78. He is buried at Messerer Cemetery in Rushville, Illinois. His medal is held by Illinois State Military Museum, Springfield, IL.

Rebmann is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 210 credited to Illinois.

★ Flags & Colors

Official Medal of Honor citation

Capture of flag.

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

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: Battle of Fort Blakeley.

Places

  • Born: Browning Township — map
  • Buried: Illinois — map

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Timeline

  1. April 10, 1840
    Born in Schuyler County, Illinois
  2. April 9, 1865
    Act of valor — Fort Blakely, Alabama
    Age 24. Company B, 119th Illinois Infantry
  3. July 12, 1865
    Medal of Honor presented
    Presented by Lieutenant J. J. Lyon, assistant inspector-general of the Sixteenth Army Corps, at parade.
  4. August 20, 1918
    Died in Rushville, Illinois
    Age 78.
  5. Resting place
    Messerer Cemetery
    Rushville, Illinois

Biography

George F. Rebmann (10 April 1840 – 20 August 1918) was an American soldier who fought with the Union Army in the American Civil War. Rebmann received his country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor. Rebmann's medal was awarded for capturing a flag at the Battle of Fort Blakeley, in Alabama on April 9, 1865. He was honored with the award on 8 June 1865. Rebmann was born in Schuyler County in Illinois, where he later died.

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Further reading

Also honored for actions on April 9, 1865

JC John H. Callahan Private · Army Civil War · 1865 James Lemuel Carey Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 JD John P. Donaldson Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 Henry S. Finkenbiner Private · Army Civil War · 1865 WF West Funk Major · Army Civil War · 1865 SM Samuel McConnell Captain · Army Civil War · 1865 Henry Clay Merriam Lieutenant Colonel · Army Civil War · 1865 HM Henry August Miller Captain · Army Civil War · 1865 DM Daniel B. Moore Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 WM William H. Myers Private · Army Civil War · 1865 HN Henry Clay Nichols Captain · Army Civil War · 1865 TP Thomas H. l Payne First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865

See all 19 recipients for April 9, 1865 →

More Civil War recipients from Illinois

Robert Mitchell Cox Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 SH Samuel Hymer Captain · Army Civil War · 1864 JC John Henry Cook Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 EP Edward M. Pike First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1862 WB William Wallace Burritt Private · Army Civil War · 1863 Andrew Johnson Private · Army Civil War · 1863
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