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Henry Hoffman

Corporal Henry Hoffman, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on April 6, 1865 at Deatonsville (Sailor's Creek), Virginia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War April 6, 1865Born in Germany

Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Corporal Henry Hoffman received the Medal of Honor for his actions on April 6, 1865 at Deatonsville (Sailor's Creek), Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company M, 2d Ohio Cavalry. Hoffman was 28 years old.

59 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on May 3, 1865.

Hoffman was born on December 23, 1836 in Wurttemberg, Germany — one of 130 recipients born in Germany. His Medal of Honor is credited to Fort Dennison, Hamilton County, Ohio. Records also list him as Hoffman, Heinrich.

Hoffman is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 256 credited to Ohio.

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

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Places

  • Born: Germany — map
  • Died: Cincinnati — map
  • Buried: Old St. Joseph's Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. December 23, 1836
    Born in Wurttemberg, Germany
  2. April 6, 1865
    Act of valor — Deatonsville (Sailor's Creek), Virginia
    Age 28. Company M, 2d Ohio Cavalry
  3. May 3, 1865
    Medal of Honor presented

Biography

Heinrich Hoffman was born on December 23, 1836. He served in the American Civil War, and was a Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Corporal in the Union Army in Company M, 2nd Ohio Cavalry. He received the Medal of Honor for action on April 6, 1865, at the Battle of Sayler's Creek, Virginia. He is buried at Old St. Joseph's Cemetery in Cincinnati, Ohio.

From the Wikipedia article “Heinrich Hoffman”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article →

Also honored for actions on April 6, 1865

JB John Francis Benjamin Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 OB Orrin Bennett Private · Army Civil War · 1865 HB Hugh Patterson Boon Captain · Army Civil War · 1865 Lewis Francis Brest Private · Army Civil War · 1865 AB Andrew Bringle Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 IC Ivers S. Calkin First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 JC John Chapman Private · Army Civil War · 1865 AC Albert Adams Clapp First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 TC Trustrim Connell Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 FC Francis Marion Cunningham First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 Thomas Ward Custer Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865 TD Thomas Davis Private · Army Civil War · 1865

See all 60 recipients for April 6, 1865 →

More Civil War recipients from Ohio

Manning Ferguson Force Brigadier General · Army Civil War · 1864 AW Alason P. Webber Musician · Army Civil War · 1864 MB Milton Blickensderger Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 CA Christian Albert Private · Army Civil War · 1863 JY Jacob F. Yeager Private · Army Civil War · 1864 William Henry Powell Major · Army Civil War · 1862
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