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Private · U.S. Army

Philip Goettel

Private Philip Goettel, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on November 27, 1863 in Ringgold, Georgia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War November 27, 1863

Private Philip Goettel, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on November 27, 1863 in Ringgold, Georgia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company B, 149th New York Infantry. Goettel was 23 years old.

2 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on June 28, 1865. He later rose to the rank of Corporal.

Goettel was born on September 2, 1840 in Salina, Onondaga County, New York. His Medal of Honor is credited to Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York. Goettel died on January 30, 1920 in Syracuse, New York, at the age of 79. He is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in Syracuse, New York. His medal is held by Civil War Institute, Gettysburg College (1896 & 1904 designs), Gettysburg, PA.

Goettel is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 678 credited to New York.

★ Flags & Colors

Official Medal of Honor citation

Capture of flag and a battery guidon.

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

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Places

  • Born: Syracuse — map
  • Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. September 2, 1840
    Born in Salina, Onondaga County, New York
  2. November 27, 1863
    Act of valor — Ringgold, Georgia
    Age 23. Company B, 149th New York Infantry
  3. June 28, 1865
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. January 30, 1920
    Died in Syracuse, New York
    Age 79.
  5. Resting place
    Woodlawn Cemetery
    Syracuse, New York

Biography

Philip Goettel (September 2, 1840 – January 30, 1920) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor. Goettel was born in Syracuse, where he entered service. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for extraordinary heroism shown in Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, when he captured a flag and battery guidon while serving as a Private with Company B of the 149th New York Infantry on November 24, 1863. His Medal of Honor was issued on June 28, 1865. Goettel died in his native Syracuse on January 30, 1920, and was buried at Syracuse's Woodlawn Cemetery.

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Further reading

Also honored for actions on November 27, 1863

LP Loron F. Packard Private · Army Civil War · 1863 Martin E. Scheibner Private · Army Civil War · 1863

Same unit

Peter Kappesser Private · Army Civil War · 1863

More Civil War recipients from New York

William Giles Hills Private · Army Civil War · 1864 GR George Reynolds Private · Army Civil War · 1864 TS Thomas Smith Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1865 Rufus King Jr. First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1862 Edward Farrell Quartermaster · Navy Civil War · 1862 HC Hugh Carey Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 ✦
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