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Milton Blickensderger

Corporal Milton Blickensderger, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on April 3, 1865 in Petersburg, Virginia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War April 3, 1865

Corporal Milton Blickensderger, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on April 3, 1865 in Petersburg, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company E, 126th Ohio Infantry. Blickensderger was 29 years old.

3 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on May 10, 1865. He later rose to the rank of Sergeant.

Blickensderger was born on May 20, 1835 in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. His Medal of Honor is credited to Shanesville, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Blickensderger died on March 17, 1916, at the age of 80. He is buried at Eastlawn Cemetery in Sugar Creek, Ohio.

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

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Official Medal of Honor citation

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

Timeline

  1. May 20, 1835
    Born in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
  2. April 3, 1865
    Act of valor — Petersburg, Virginia
    Age 29. Company E, 126th Ohio Infantry
  3. May 10, 1865
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. March 17, 1916
    Died
    Age 80.
  5. Resting place
    Eastlawn Cemetery
    Sugar Creek, Ohio

Also honored for actions on April 3, 1865

WB William Brant Jr. Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865 EB Elijah A. Briggs Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 WP Wesley James Powers Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865

More Civil War recipients from Ohio

JM John P. Murphy Private · Army Civil War · 1862 JP John T. Patterson Principal Musician · Army Civil War · 1863 JW James C. Walker Private · Army Civil War · 1863 DM Delano Morey Private · Army Civil War · 1862 Samuel Slavens Private · Army Civil War · 1862 ✦ 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. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.