Christian Schnell-Wapakoneta, OH
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Don.Morfe
N 40° 33.846 W 084° 13.128
16T E 735451 N 4494087
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Vicksburg, MS on May 22, 1863. He is buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Wapkoneta, OH in Section H, Lot 77.
Waymark Code: WM10D5Z
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 04/17/2019
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He was born on February 19, 1838 in Virginia and died on Wapakoneta, OH. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: SCHNELL, CHRISTIAN
• Rank and organization: Corporal, Company C, 37th Ohio Infantry
• Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863
• Entered service at: Wapakoneta, Ohio
• Date of issue: 10 July 1894
Citation: Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."
Armed Service: Army
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