Major General Julius H. Stahel, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on June 5, 1864 in Piedmont, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with U.S. Volunteers. Stahel was 38 years old.
3 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on November 4, 1893, 29 years after the action.
Stahel was born on November 5, 1825 in Szegedin, Hungary — one of 3 recipients born in Hungary. His Medal of Honor is credited to New York, New York. Stahel died on December 4, 1912 in New York, New York, at the age of 87. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.
Stahel 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
Led his division into action until he was severely wounded.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Wounds and injuries
What the citation records about his wounds:
Led his division into action until he was severely wounded.
- Age at death: 87
- Resting place: Arlington National Cemetery
Timeline
- November 5, 1825Born in Szegedin, Hungary
- June 5, 1864Act of valor — Piedmont, VirginiaAge 38. U.S. Volunteers
- November 4, 1893Medal of Honor presented
- December 4, 1912Died in New York, New YorkAge 87.
- Resting placeArlington National CemeteryArlington, Virginia
