Henry A. Hammel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Union Army soldier
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Place of Birth: Germany
About Henry A. Hammel
- Henry A.
- Hammel (September 20, 1840 – November 29, 1902) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U.S.
- military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.Hammel was born in Germany on September 20, 1840, and entered service at St.
- Louis, Missouri.
- He was awarded the Medal of Honor for extraordinary heroism, while being a Sergeant in Battery A, 1st Missouri Light Artillery, on April 28 and 29, 1863, on board the steamer Cheeseman at Grand Gulf, Mississippi.
- His Medal of Honor was issued, on March 10, 1896.He died at the age of 62, on November 29, 1902, and was buried at the Bellefontaine Cemetery in St.
- Louis, Missouri.
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