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Died
  
March 2, 1910

Name
  
Theodore Kramer

Rank
  
Battles/wars
  
Battle of Chapin's FarmAmerican Civil War

Place of burial
  
Elmhurst, Illinois, United States


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Theodore L. Kramer (1847 – March 2, 1910) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Kramer received his country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor. Kramer's medal was won for his actions in the Battle of Chapin's Farm, Virginia, on September 29, 1864. He was honored with the award on April 6, 1865.

Kramer was born in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, and entered service in Danville. He was buried in Elmhurst, Illinois.

Medal of Honor citation

The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Theodore L. Kramer, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 29 September 1864, while serving with Company G, 188th Pennsylvania Infantry, in action at Chapin's Farm, Virginia. Private Kramer took one of the first prisoners, a captain.

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Theodore L. Kramer Wikipedia


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