Joseph S. Labill Explained

Joseph S. Labill
Birth Date:	1837^[1]
Death Date:	^[2]
Birth Place:	France
Placeofburial Label:	Place of burial
Allegiance:	United States of America Union
Branch:	United States Army Union Army
Rank:	Private
Unit:	Company C, 6th Missouri Volunteer Infantry
Battles:	American Civil War
Awards:	Medal of Honor

Joseph S. Labill (1837 - 1911) was a Private in the Union Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his role in the American Civil War.

He is buried in South Hill Cemetery Vandalia, Illinois.^[2]

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Private, Company C, 6th Missouri Infantry. Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., May 22, 1863. Entered service at: Vandalia, Ill. Birth: France. Date of issue: August 14, 1894.

Citation:

Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."^[3]

See also

• List of Medal of Honor recipients
• List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: G–L

References

• Web site: 2008-03-03 . "JOSEPH S. LABILL" entry . Medal of Honor recipients: American Civil War . June 8, 2009 . . 2012-09-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120902081051/http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwaral.html . dead .

Notes and References

1. https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/2131 Hall of Valor
2. https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/joseph-s-labill Congressional Medal of Honor Society
3. Web site: 2008-03-03 . "JOSEPH S. LABILL" entry . Medal of Honor recipients: American Civil War . June 8, 2009 . Center of Military History (CMH), U.S. Army . 2012-09-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120902081051/http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwaral.html . dead .