Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Corporal Lorenzo Dow Immell received the Medal of Honor for his actions on August 10, 1861 at Wilson's Creek, Missouri during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company F, 2d U.S. Artillery. Immell was 24 years old.
4 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on July 19, 1890, 28 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of First Lieutenant.
Immell was born on June 18, 1837 in Ross, Butler County, Ohio. His Medal of Honor is credited to Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas. Immell died on October 31, 1912 in St. Louis, Missouri, at the age of 75. He is buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri.
Immell is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 31 credited to Kansas.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Bravery in action.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Places
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Timeline
- June 18, 1837Born in Ross, Butler County, Ohio
- August 10, 1861Act of valor — Wilson's Creek, MissouriAge 24. Company F, 2d U.S. Artillery
- July 19, 1890Medal of Honor presented
- October 31, 1912Died in St. Louis, MissouriAge 75.
- Resting placeJefferson Barracks National CemeterySt. Louis, Missouri
Biography
Lorenzo Dow Immell (June 18, 1837 – October 31, 1912) was a Union Army corporal in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.
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