Battles/wars American Civil War Died 1 August 1919 Battles and wars American Civil War | Awards Medal of Honor Award Medal of Honor Rank Corporal | |
Born August 15, 1835
Germany ( 1835-08-15 ) Buried at Union-West End Cemetery, Allentown, Pennsylvania Allegiance United States of America Service/branch United States Army
Union Army Unit 128th Pennsylvania Infantry Places of burial Union & West End Cemetery, Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States, Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States | ||
Ignatz Gresser (August 15, 1835 - August 1, 1919) was an American soldier and member of the 128th Pennsylvania Infantry who fought in the American Civil War and was awarded the Medal of Honor for carrying a wounded Union soldier from the field of battle at Antietam.
Gresser was born in Germany and emigrated to the United States in 1851 at the age of 15. He was a cobbler before and after the war.
Medal of Honor citation
Rank and organization. Corporal, Company D, 128th Pennsylvania Infantry. Place and date: At Antietam, Md., September 17, 1862. Entered service at : Lehigh County, Pa. Birth: Germany. Date of issue: December 12, 1895.
While exposed to the fire of the enemy, carried from the field a wounded comrade.
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