Private Peter Sype was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on May 3, 1863 in Vicksburg, Mississippi during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company B, 47th Ohio Infantry. Sype was 21 years old.
29 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on September 12, 1911, 48 years after the action.
Sype was born on October 11, 1841 in Monroe County, Michigan. His Medal of Honor is credited to Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan. Sype died on April 20, 1923 in Newport, Michigan, at the age of 81. He is buried at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Monroe, Michigan.
Sype is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 112 credited to Michigan.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Was one of a party that volunteered and attempted to run the enemy's batteries with a steam tug and two barges loaded with subsistence stores.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Timeline
- October 11, 1841Born in Monroe County, Michigan
- May 3, 1863Act of valor — Vicksburg, MississippiAge 21. Company B, 47th Ohio Infantry
- September 12, 1911Medal of Honor presented
- April 20, 1923Died in Newport, MichiganAge 81.
- Resting placeTrinity Lutheran CemeteryMonroe, Michigan
Biography
Johann Peter Sype (also known as Peter Sype, 11 October 1841 - 20 April 1923) was a private in the United States Army who was awarded the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the American Civil War. He was awarded the medal on 2 September 1911 for actions he performed at the Battle of Vicksburg in 1863.
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