Major West Funk was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on April 9, 1865 in Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with 121st Pennsylvania Infantry. Funk was about 24 years old.
18 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on October 15, 1872, 7 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Brevet Colonel.
Funk was born in 1841 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. His Medal of Honor is credited to Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Funk died on July 29, 1897 in Smithtown, New York, at the age of about 56.
Funk 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 flag of 46th Virginia Infantry (C.S.A.).
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
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Timeline
- 1841Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
- April 9, 1865Act of valor — Appomattox Courthouse, VirginiaAge about 24. 121st Pennsylvania Infantry
- October 15, 1872Medal of Honor presented
- July 29, 1897Died in Smithtown, New YorkAge about 56.
Biography
West Funk (1841 – July 29, 1897) was an American soldier who received the Medal of Honor for valor during the American Civil War.
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