Private Robert Wesley Ammerman was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on May 12, 1864 in Spotsylvania, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company B, 148th Pennsylvania Infantry. Ammerman was about 23 years old.
34 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on January 31, 1865.
Ammerman was born in 1841 in Centre County, Pennsylvania. His Medal of Honor is credited to Milesburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania. Ammerman died on September 30, 1907 in McAlisterville, Pennsylvania, at the age of about 66. He is buried at Lost Creek Presbyterian Cemetery in McAlisterville, Pennsylvania.
Ammerman is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 380 credited to Pennsylvania.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Capture of battle flag of the 8th North Carolina (C.S.A.), being one of the foremost in the assault.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Places
Veteran resources, cemeteries and meeting places in Pennsylvania →
Timeline
- 1841Born in Centre County, Pennsylvania
- May 12, 1864Act of valor — Spotsylvania, VirginiaAge about 23. Company B, 148th Pennsylvania Infantry
- January 31, 1865Medal of Honor presented
- September 30, 1907Died in McAlisterville, PennsylvaniaAge about 66.
- Resting placeLost Creek Presbyterian CemeteryMcAlisterville, Pennsylvania
Biography
Robert Wesley Ammerman (1841 – September 30, 1907) was an American soldier who received the Medal of Honor for valor during the American Civil War.
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