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John Hack

Private John Hack, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on May 3, 1863 in Vicksburg, Mississippi during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War May 3, 1863Born in Germany

Private John Hack was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on May 3, 1863 in Vicksburg, Mississippi during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company B, 47th Ohio Infantry. Hack was 20 years old.

29 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on January 3, 1907, 43 years after the action.

Hack was born on November 26, 1842 in Germany — one of 130 recipients born in Germany. His Medal of Honor is credited to Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan. Hack died on March 29, 1933 in Missouri, at the age of 90. He is buried at Maple Grove Cemetery in Trenton, Missouri.

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

Official Medal of Honor citation

Was one of a party which volunteered and attempted to run the enemy's batteries with a steam tug and two barges loaded with subsistence stores.

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

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Places

  • Born: Hesse — map
  • Died: Trenton — map

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Timeline

  1. November 26, 1842
    Born in Germany
  2. May 3, 1863
    Act of valor — Vicksburg, Mississippi
    Age 20. Company B, 47th Ohio Infantry
  3. January 3, 1907
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. March 29, 1933
    Died in Missouri
    Age 90.
  5. Resting place
    Maple Grove Cemetery
    Trenton, Missouri

Biography

John Hack (November 26, 1842 – March 29, 1933) was a decorated hero of the Union Army in the American Civil War.

From the Wikipedia article “John Hack (Medal of Honor)”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article →

Also honored for actions on May 3, 1863

FB Frederick A. Ballen Private · Army Civil War · 1863 Thomas Wilson Bradley Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 EB Edward Brown Jr. Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 JB John Knight Bucklyn First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1863 John F. Chase Private · Army Civil War · 1863 Andrew Davidson Assistant Surgeon · Army Civil War · 1863 JF Jacob G. Frick Colonel · Army Civil War · 1863 John Curtis Gilmore Major · Army Civil War · 1863 WG William Ernest Goodman First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1863 Lewis Addison Grant Colonel · Army Civil War · 1863 Francis Bloodgood Hall Chaplain · Army Civil War · 1863 Ephraim W. Harrington Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863

See all 30 recipients for May 3, 1863 →

More Civil War recipients from Michigan

Andrew John Kelley Private · Army Civil War · 1863 JF John A. Falconer Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 Joseph S. Keen Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 Byron M. Cutcheon Major · Army Civil War · 1863 DM Daniel Robert McFall Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 Thomas Ward Custer Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865
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.