Ignatz Gresser

Born 1835 (1835)
Rank Corporal
Unit 128th Pennsylvania Infantry
Battles/wars American Civil War
Awards Medal of Honor

Ignatz Gresser (August 15, 1835) 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.[1][2]

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.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "GRESSER, IGNATZ". Congressional Medal of Honor Society. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  2. ↑ Beyer, Walter F.; Keydel, Oscar F. (1901). Deeds of Valor: How America's Heroes Won the Medal of Honor. The Perrien-Keydel Company.
  3. ↑ Whelan, Frank (25 May 1998). "Courageous Cobbler Shoemaker Ignatz Gresser Started As A Weekend Soldier, Then Won The Medal Of Honor For Saving Lives.". The Morning Call. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
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