Sergeant Lehmann Hinemann was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in 1872 in Arizona during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company L, 1st U.S. Cavalry. Hinemann was about 28 years old.
The medal was presented on August 12, 1875, 3 years after the action.
Hinemann was born in 1844 in Lanback, Germany — one of 130 recipients born in Germany. His Medal of Honor is credited to Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland. Hinemann died on November 11, 1920 in Newport, Kentucky, at the age of about 76. He is buried at St. Stephen's Cemetery in Fort Thomas, Kentucky.
Hinemann is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 85 credited to Maryland.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Gallant conduct during campaigns and engagements with Apaches.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Timeline
- 1844Born in Lanback, Germany
- 1872Act of valor — ArizonaAge about 28. Company L, 1st U.S. Cavalry
- August 12, 1875Medal of Honor presented
- November 11, 1920Died in Newport, KentuckyAge about 76.
- Resting placeSt. Stephen's CemeteryFort Thomas, Kentucky
