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Martin Schubert

Private Martin Schubert, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on December 13, 1862 in Fredericksburg, Virginia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War December 13, 1862Born in Germany

Private Martin Schubert was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on December 13, 1862 in Fredericksburg, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company E, 26th New York Infantry. Schubert was 24 years old.

17 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on September 1, 1893, 30 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of First Lieutenant.

Schubert was born on June 29, 1838 in Germany — one of 130 recipients born in Germany. His Medal of Honor is credited to Elmira, Chemung County, New York. Schubert died on April 25, 1912 in St. Louis, Missouri, at the age of 73. He is buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri.

Schubert 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

Relinquished a furlough granted for wounds, entered the battle, where he picked up the colors after several bearers had been killed or wounded, and carried them until himself again wounded.

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

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Life beyond the battlefield

  • Occupations: butcher

Source: Wikidata.

Places

  • Born: Germany — map
  • Died: St. Louis — map
  • Buried: Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. June 29, 1838
    Born in Germany
  2. December 13, 1862
    Act of valor — Fredericksburg, Virginia
    Age 24. Company E, 26th New York Infantry
  3. September 1, 1893
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. April 25, 1912
    Died in St. Louis, Missouri
    Age 73.
  5. Resting place
    Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
    St. Louis, Missouri

Biography

Martin Schubert (29 June 1838 - 25 April 1912) was a first lieutenant in the United States Army who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Honor for gallantry during the American Civil War. He was awarded the medal on 1 September 1893 for actions performed at the Battle of Fredericksburg in Virginia on 13 December 1862.

From the Wikipedia article “Martin Schubert (Medal of Honor)”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article →

Also honored for actions on December 13, 1862

JA John Gregory bishop Adams Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1862 WB Wallace A. Beckwith Private · Army Civil War · 1862 Zenas Randall Bliss Colonel · Army Civil War · 1862 JC Jacob Cart Private · Army Civil War · 1862 Charles Henry tucky Collis Colonel · Army Civil War · 1862 CC Charles Dearborn Copp Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1862 TD Timothy Donoghue Private · Army Civil War · 1862 Francis Henry Goodall First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1862 William P. Hogarty Private · Army Civil War · 1862 John Johnson Private · Army Civil War · 1862 JK Joseph Keene Private · Army Civil War · 1862 George Henry Maynard Private · Army Civil War · 1862

See all 18 recipients for December 13, 1862 →

More Civil War recipients from New York

ZN Zachariah C. Neahr Private · Army Civil War · 1865 FM Frank W. Mills Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1862 HC Hugh Carey Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 ✦ CM Charles Joseph Murphy First Lieutenant & Quartermaster · Army Civil War · 1861 James Lemuel Carey Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 Patrick Murphy Boatswain's Mate · Navy 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.