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Joseph Frantz

Private Joseph Frantz, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on May 22, 1863 in Vicksburg, Mississippi during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War May 22, 1863Born in France

Private Joseph Frantz, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on May 22, 1863 in Vicksburg, Mississippi during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company E, 83d Indiana Infantry. Frantz was 26 years old.

99 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on August 13, 1894, 31 years after the action.

Frantz was born on March 9, 1837 in Eurapae, France — one of 18 recipients born in France. His Medal of Honor is credited to Osgood, Ripley County, Indiana. Frantz died on October 14, 1913, at the age of 76. He is buried at Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Northfield, Minnesota.

Frantz is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 75 credited to Indiana.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

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

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Places

  • Born: France — map
  • Died: Minnesota — map
  • Buried: Northfield — map

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Timeline

  1. March 9, 1837
    Born in Eurapae, France
  2. May 22, 1863
    Act of valor — Vicksburg, Mississippi
    Age 26. Company E, 83d Indiana Infantry
  3. August 13, 1894
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. October 14, 1913
    Died
    Age 76.
  5. Resting place
    Calvary Catholic Cemetery
    Northfield, Minnesota

Biography

Joseph Frantz (March 9, 1837 - October 4, 1913) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Siege of Vicksburg on May 22, 1863. Frantz joined the army from Indiana in August 1862, and was discharged in July 1865.

From the Wikipedia article “Joseph Frantz (soldier)”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article →

Also honored for actions on May 22, 1863

CA Christian Albert Private · Army Civil War · 1863 WA William J. Archinal Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 CA Clinton Lycurgus Armstrong Private · Army Civil War · 1863 DA David Ayers Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 JA John G. k Ayers Private · Army Civil War · 1863 WB William H. Barringer Private · Army Civil War · 1863 MB Matthew Bickford Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 TB Thomas A. Blasdel Private · Army Civil War · 1863 EB Emmer Bowen Private · Army Civil War · 1863 UB Uriah H. Brown Private · Army Civil War · 1863 WB William P. Brownell Coxswain · Navy Civil War · 1863 JB John C. Buckley Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863

See all 100 recipients for May 22, 1863 →

More Civil War recipients from Indiana

CE Coron D. Evans Private · Army Civil War · 1865 Orville Tyron Chamberlain Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1863 JD John Ditzenback Quartermaster · Navy Civil War · 1864 CB Charles W. Brouse Captain · Army Civil War · 1863 Marion T. Anderson Captain · Army Civil War · 1864 Allan Houston Dougall First Lieutenant & Adjutant · 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.