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Union Army Medal of Honor recipient

Christian Albert

Born	(1842-06-13)June 13, 1842 Cincinnati, Ohio
Died	April 16, 1922(1922-04-16) (aged 79) Toledo, Ohio
Place of burial	Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo, Ohio
Allegiance	United States of America Union
Service / branch	United States Army Union Army
Years of service	1861 - 1865
Rank	Private
Unit	Company G, 47th Ohio Infantry
Battles / wars	American Civil War *Battle of Vicksburg
Awards	Medal of Honor

Christian Albert (June 13, 1842– April 16, 1922) was an American soldier who received the Medal of Honor for valor during the American Civil War.

Biography

Christian Albert was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1842. While a Private in Company G of the 47th Ohio Infantry, he distinguished himself at the Battle of Vicksburg on May 22, 1863.

He is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo, Ohio.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Private, Company G, 47th Ohio Infantry. Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., May 22, 1863. Entered service at: ------. Birth: Cincinnati, Ohio. Date of issue: August 10, 1895.

Citation:

Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

Notes

"Civil War (A-L), Albert, Christian entry". Medal of Honor recipients. United States Army Center of Military History. August 6, 2009. Archived from the original on September 2, 2012. Retrieved July 13, 2010.

References

Dyer, Frederick H (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co. ASIN B01BUFJ76Q.
War Department, U.S. (1880). The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. OCLC 857196196.
"ALBERT, CHRISTIAN". Congressional Medal of Honor Society. CMOHS. 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
"Christian Albert". THE COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO THE VICTORIA & GEORGE CROSS. VCOnline. 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.

External links

"Christian Albert". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. Retrieved 2007-12-28.
A Forlorn Hope
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