Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Private Hermann Emil Fichter received the Medal of Honor for his actions on May 5, 1871 in Whetstone Mountains, Arizona Territory during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company F, 3d U.S. Cavalry. Fichter was 26 years old.
4 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on November 13, 1871. He later rose to the rank of Corporal.
Fichter was born on March 30, 1845 in Baden, Germany — one of 130 recipients born in Germany. His Medal of Honor is credited to New York, New York. Fichter died on August 5, 1912 in Quincy, Illinois, at the age of 67. He is buried at St. Boniface Cemetery in Quincy, Illinois.
Fichter is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 678 credited to New York.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Gallantry in action.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: Apache Wars, American Indian Wars.
Places
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Timeline
- March 30, 1845Born in Baden, Germany
- May 5, 1871Act of valor — Whetstone Mountains, Arizona TerritoryAge 26. Company F, 3d U.S. Cavalry
- November 13, 1871Medal of Honor presented
- August 5, 1912Died in Quincy, IllinoisAge 67.
- Resting placeSt. Boniface CemeteryQuincy, Illinois
Biography
Hermann Emil Fichter (March 30, 1845 – August 5, 1912) was an American soldier in the U.S. Army who served with the 3rd U.S. Cavalry during the Apache Wars. He was one of five men received the Medal of Honor for gallantry battling the Apache Indians in the Whetstone Mountains of Arizona on May 5, 1871.
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