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Theodore Mitchell

Private Theodore Mitchell, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on April 2, 1865 in Petersburg, Virginia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War April 2, 1865

Private Theodore Mitchell, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on April 2, 1865 in Petersburg, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company C, 61st Pennsylvania Infantry. Mitchell was 29 years old.

65 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on May 10, 1865.

Mitchell was born on May 5, 1835 in Tarentum, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. His Medal of Honor is credited to Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Mitchell died on March 2, 1910 in Cleveland, Ohio, at the age of 74. He is buried at Woodland Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio.

Mitchell 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

Capture of flag of the Tennessee Brigade (C.S.A.).

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

Timeline

  1. May 5, 1835
    Born in Tarentum, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
  2. April 2, 1865
    Act of valor — Petersburg, Virginia
    Age 29. Company C, 61st Pennsylvania Infantry
  3. May 10, 1865
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. March 2, 1910
    Died in Cleveland, Ohio
    Age 74.
  5. Resting place
    Woodland Cemetery
    Cleveland, Ohio

Also honored for actions on April 2, 1865

AA Abner Peeler Allen Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 AA Andrew O. Apple Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 William J. Babcock Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 JB James Albert Barber Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 EB Eugene Beauharnais Beaumont Major and Assistant Adjutant General · Army Civil War · 1865 William Robert douglas Blackwood Surgeon · Army Civil War · 1865 JB John W. Boutwell Private · Army Civil War · 1865 JB John E. Buffington Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 CC Carlton N. Camp Private · Army Civil War · 1865 JC John Corcoran Private · Army Civil War · 1865 Stephen Potter Corliss First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865 JC Josiah M. Curtis Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865

See all 66 recipients for April 2, 1865 →

More Civil War recipients from Pennsylvania

HB Henry G. Bonebrake First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865 CH Charles Higby Private · Army Civil War · 1865 JT John Tweedale Private · Army Civil War · 1863 JR Jacob F. Raub Assistant Surgeon · Army Civil War · 1865 Jacob E. Swap Private · Army Civil War · 1864 WT William G. Taylor Captain of the Forecastle · Navy Civil War · 1864
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.