First Sergeant John Kaiser, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on June 27, 1862 in Richmond, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company E, 2d U.S. Artillery. Kaiser was about 37 years old.
6 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on April 2, 1878, 15 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Ordnance Sergeant.
Kaiser was born in 1825 in Nerzogenaurach, Germany — one of 130 recipients born in Germany. His Medal of Honor is credited to New York, New York. Kaiser died on January 9, 1894 in Buffalo, New York, at the age of about 69. He is buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo, New York.
Kaiser is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 678 credited to New York.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Gallant and meritorious service during the Seven Days' Battles before Richmond, Va.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
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Timeline
- 1825Born in Nerzogenaurach, Germany
- June 27, 1862Act of valor — Richmond, VirginiaAge about 37. Company E, 2d U.S. Artillery
- April 2, 1878Medal of Honor presented
- January 9, 1894Died in Buffalo, New YorkAge about 69.
- Resting placeForest Lawn CemeteryBuffalo, New York
Biography
John Kaiser (1825 – January 9, 1894) was a German-born Medal of Honor recipient and soldier in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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