Captain Patrick Henry Pentzer was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on April 9, 1865 at Fort Blakely, Alabama during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company C, 97th Illinois Infantry. Pentzer was about 26 years old.
18 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on October 9, 1879, 14 years after the action.
Pentzer was born in 1839 in Marion County, Missouri. His Medal of Honor is credited to Gillespie, Macoupin County, Illinois. Pentzer died on October 16, 1901 in Nevada, Missouri, at the age of about 62. He is buried at Springfield National Cemetery in Springfield, Missouri.
Pentzer is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 210 credited to Illinois.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Among the first to enter the enemy's entrenchments, he received the surrender of a Confederate general officer and his headquarters flag.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Timeline
- 1839Born in Marion County, Missouri
- April 9, 1865Act of valor — Fort Blakely, AlabamaAge about 26. Company C, 97th Illinois Infantry
- October 9, 1879Medal of Honor presented
- October 16, 1901Died in Nevada, MissouriAge about 62.
- Resting placeSpringfield National CemeterySpringfield, Missouri
Biography
Patrick H. Pentzer (1839 – October 16, 1901) was an American soldier who fought with the Union Army in the American Civil War. Pentzer received his country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for actions taken on April 9, 1865, during the Battle of Fort Blakeley.
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