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Private · U.S. Army

William Schmidt

Private William Schmidt, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on November 25, 1863 at Missionary Ridge, Tennessee during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War November 25, 1863

Private William Schmidt was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on November 25, 1863 at Missionary Ridge, Tennessee during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company G, 37th Ohio Infantry. Schmidt was 17 years old.

15 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on November 9, 1895, 31 years after the action.

Schmidt was born on July 10, 1846 in Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio. His Medal of Honor is credited to Maumee, Lucas County, Ohio. Schmidt died on June 3, 1905 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, at the age of 58. He is buried at Lakewood Cemetery.

Schmidt is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 256 credited to Ohio.

★ Rescue & Lifesaving

Official Medal of Honor citation

Rescued a wounded comrade under terrific fire.

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

Timeline

  1. July 10, 1846
    Born in Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio
  2. November 25, 1863
    Act of valor — Missionary Ridge, Tennessee
    Age 17. Company G, 37th Ohio Infantry
  3. November 9, 1895
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. June 3, 1905
    Died in Minneapolis, Minnesota
    Age 58.
  5. Resting place
    Lakewood Cemetery

Also honored for actions on November 25, 1863

George Lovell Banks Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 JB James Bennett Bell Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 Henry Van ness Boynton Lieutenant Colonel · Army Civil War · 1863 CB Charles W. Brouse Captain · Army Civil War · 1863 Robert Bruce Brown Private · Army Civil War · 1863 FD Freeman Davis Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 Thomas N. Graham Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1863 George Green Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 Hiram Reese Howard Private · Army Civil War · 1863 RJ Ruel M. Johnson Major · Army Civil War · 1863 SJ Simeon T. Josselyn First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1863 Leverett Mansfield Kelley Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863

See all 16 recipients for November 25, 1863 →

Same unit

ET Ernest R. Torgler Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864

More Civil War recipients from Ohio

Mark Wood Private · Army Civil War · 1862 HD Harry Clay Davis Private · Army Civil War · 1864 Isaac Gause Corporal · Army Civil War · 1864 David Orbansky Private · Army Civil War · 1862 DH Daniel Irving Holcomb Private · Army Civil War · 1864 RW Robert B. Wood Coxswain · Navy Civil War · 1863
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.