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Solomon J. Hottenstine

Private Solomon J. Hottenstine, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on August 19, 1864 in Petersburg & Norfolk Railroad, Virginia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War August 19, 1864

Private Solomon J. Hottenstine was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on August 19, 1864 in Petersburg & Norfolk Railroad, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company C, 107th Pennsylvania Infantry. Hottenstine was 20 years old.

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

Hottenstine was born on May 5, 1844 in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. His Medal of Honor is credited to Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Hottenstine died on May 24, 1896 in Manassas, Virginia, at the age of 52. He is buried at Manassas Cemetery in Manassas, Virginia. Records also list him as Hottenstein, Solomon J..

Hottenstine is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 380 credited to Pennsylvania.

★ Flags & Colors

Official Medal of Honor citation

Captured flag belonging to a North Carolina regiment, and through a ruse led them into the arms of Federal troops.

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

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Places

  • Born: Lehigh County — map
  • Died: Manassas — map
  • Buried: Manassas Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. May 5, 1844
    Born in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
  2. August 19, 1864
    Act of valor — Petersburg & Norfolk Railroad, Virginia
    Age 20. Company C, 107th Pennsylvania Infantry
  3. February 2, 1865
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. May 24, 1896
    Died in Manassas, Virginia
    Age 52.
  5. Resting place
    Manassas Cemetery
    Manassas, Virginia

Biography

Solomon Joseph Hottenstein (May 5, 1844 – May 24, 1896) was an American soldier and member of the 107th Pennsylvania Infantry who fought in the American Civil War and was awarded the Medal of Honor for seizing the flag that belonged to a group of Confederate Army soldiers. Confederate soldiers subsequently pursued Hottenstein and were captured by Union Army soldiers. Hottenstein was born in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania and died in Manassas, Virginia, where he was interred in Manassas Cemetery. He had seven children.

From the Wikipedia article “Solomon J. Hottenstein”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article →

Further reading

Also honored for actions on August 19, 1864

CB Charles E. Brown Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 Ovila Cayer Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 Sylvester Hopkins Martin Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1864 WT William Taylor Sergeant & Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1864

More Civil War recipients from Pennsylvania

JL James Parker Landis Chief Bugler · Army Civil War · 1865 NM Nathaniel A. McKown Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 JS James Snedden Musician · Army Civil War · 1864 JT James B. Thompson Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 Joseph Kirby Corson Assistant Surgeon · Army Civil War · 1863 CC Charles H. Clausen First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1864
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Wikidata and Wikipedia. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.