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Joseph Stickels

Sergeant Joseph Stickels, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on April 9, 1865 at Fort Blakely, Alabama during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War April 9, 1865

Sergeant Joseph Stickels, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on April 9, 1865 at Fort Blakely, Alabama during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company A, 83d Ohio Infantry. Stickels was about 22 years old.

18 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on June 8, 1865.

Stickels was born in 1843 in Butler County, Ohio. His Medal of Honor is credited to Bethany, Butler County, Ohio. Stickels died on December 6, 1876 in Quincy, Illinois, at the age of about 33. He is buried at Monroe Cemetery in Monroe, Iowa. Records also list him as Stickles, Joseph.

Stickels is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 256 credited to Ohio.

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

Places

  • Buried: Monroe Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. 1843
    Born in Butler County, Ohio
  2. April 9, 1865
    Act of valor — Fort Blakely, Alabama
    Age about 22. Company A, 83d Ohio Infantry
  3. June 8, 1865
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. December 6, 1876
    Died in Quincy, Illinois
    Age about 33.
  5. Resting place
    Monroe Cemetery
    Monroe, Iowa

Biography

Joseph Stickels (15 November 1843 - 6 December 1876) was a sergeant in the United States Army who was awarded the Medal of Honor for gallantry in the American Civil War. He was awarded the medal on 9 April 1865 for actions performed during the Battle of Fort Blakeley in Alabama between 2 and 9 April 1865.

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Also honored for actions on April 9, 1865

JC John H. Callahan Private · Army Civil War · 1865 James Lemuel Carey Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 JD John P. Donaldson Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 Henry S. Finkenbiner Private · Army Civil War · 1865 WF West Funk Major · Army Civil War · 1865 SM Samuel McConnell Captain · Army Civil War · 1865 Henry Clay Merriam Lieutenant Colonel · Army Civil War · 1865 HM Henry August Miller Captain · Army Civil War · 1865 DM Daniel B. Moore Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 WM William H. Myers Private · Army Civil War · 1865 HN Henry Clay Nichols Captain · Army Civil War · 1865 TP Thomas H. l Payne First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865

See all 19 recipients for April 9, 1865 →

More Civil War recipients from Ohio

DA David Ayers Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 David Sloane Stanley Major General · Army Civil War · 1864 JV Joseph van Matre Private · Army Civil War · 1865 Henry Casey Private · Army Civil War · 1863 JK Joseph Kimball Private · Army Civil War · 1865 LM Lewis Morgan Private · Army Civil War · 1864 ✦
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.