Christian Albert | |
Birth Date: | 13 June 1842 |
Birth Place: | Cincinnati, Ohio |
Death Place: | Toledo, Ohio |
Placeofburial: | Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo, Ohio |
Placeofburial Label: | Place of burial |
Allegiance: | United States of America Union |
Branch: | United States Army Union Army |
Serviceyears: | 1861 - 1865 |
Rank: | Private |
Unit: | Company G, 47th Ohio Infantry |
Battles: | American Civil War |
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.
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.
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."[1]