Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Private Henry Clay Warfel received the Medal of Honor for his actions on April 5, 1865 at Paine's Crossroads, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company A, 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry. Warfel was 20 years old.
13 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on May 3, 1865.
Warfel was born on September 14, 1844 in Mill Creek, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. His Medal of Honor is credited to Monocacy Junction, Frederick County, Maryland. Warfel died on June 17, 1923 in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, at the age of 78. He is buried at Philipsburg Cemetery in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania.
Warfel is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 85 credited to Maryland.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Capture of Virginia state colors.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Places
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Timeline
- September 14, 1844Born in Mill Creek, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
- April 5, 1865Act of valor — Paine's Crossroads, VirginiaAge 20. Company A, 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry
- May 3, 1865Medal of Honor presented
- June 17, 1923Died in Philipsburg, PennsylvaniaAge 78.
- Resting placePhilipsburg CemeteryPhilipsburg, Pennsylvania
Biography
Henry Clay Warfel (1844–1923) was an American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Appomattox Campaign as a member of the 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry. Warfel was born on September 14, 1844, in Mill Creek, Pennsylvania, and died on June 17, 1923, in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania. At the time of his death he worked as a Justice of the Peace. He is buried at the Philipsburg Cemetery in South Philipsburg, Pennsylvania.
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