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Saddler · U.S. Army

Joseph E. Sova

Saddler Joseph E. Sova, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions between March 29 and April 9, 1865 at Appomattox Campaign, Virginia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War March 29 - April 9, 1865

Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Saddler Joseph E. Sova received the Medal of Honor for his actions between March 29 and April 9, 1865 at Appomattox Campaign, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company H, 8th New York Cavalry. Sova was about 25 years old.

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

Sova was born in 1840 in Chili, Monroe County, New York. His Medal of Honor is credited to Rochester, Monroe County, New York. Sova died on October 23, 1866 in Walworth, New York, at the age of about 26.

Sova is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 678 credited to New York.

★ Flags & Colors

Official Medal of Honor citation

Capture of flag.

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

Timeline

  1. 1840
    Born in Chili, Monroe County, New York
  2. March 29 - April 9, 1865
    Act of valor — Appomattox Campaign, Virginia
    Age about 25. Company H, 8th New York Cavalry
  3. May 3, 1865
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. October 23, 1866
    Died in Walworth, New York
    Age about 26.

Further reading

Also honored for actions on March 29 - April 9, 1865

CH Charles Higby Private · Army Civil War · 1865 Alfred L. Pearson Colonel · Army Civil War · 1865 ET Edward Parsons Tobie Jr. Sergeant Major · Army Civil War · 1865 WW William H. Woodall Scout · Army Civil War · 1865

Same unit

JM John Miller Private · Army Civil War · 1865 Robert Niven Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865

More Civil War recipients from New York

John Henry Patterson First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1864 SO Stephen O'Neill Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 JL John S. Lann Landsman · Navy Civil War · 1865 GB Gurdon H. Barter Landsman · Navy Civil War · 1865 Robert Stoddart Robertson First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1864 MH Martin Howard Landsman · Navy Civil War · 1864
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.