collectsmedals Posted December 3, 2011 Share #1 Posted December 3, 2011 This past weekend I visited Woodlawn Cemetery in Syracuse New York. Woodlawn is a small to medium size cemetery with about 10,000 burials. It is also the final resting place of four Medal of Honor heroes from the Civil War. Philip Goettel The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Philip Goettel, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 24 November 1863, while serving with Company B, 149th New York Infantry, in action at Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, for capture of flag and battery guidon. Peter Kappesser The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Peter Kappesser, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 24 November 1863, while serving with Company B, 149th New York Infantry, in action at Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, for capture of Confederate flag (Bragg's army). Henry Klein At the Battle of Sayler's Creek, Virginia, on April 6, 1865, his company was ordered to attack a Confederate position. Under heavy canister and musket fire, Klein rushed ahead of the attack, grabbed a Confederate banner from the flag bearer's hands, and returned safely back to Union lines. His citation reads simply "Capture of Battle Flag". Martin Wambsgan At Cedar Creek, Va., 19 October 1864. While the enemy were in close proximity, this soldier sprang forward and bore off in safety the regimental colors, the color bearer having fallen on the field of battle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collectsmedals Posted December 3, 2011 Author Share #2 Posted December 3, 2011 Philip Goettel's original marker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collectsmedals Posted December 3, 2011 Author Share #3 Posted December 3, 2011 Philip Goettel's Medal of Honor marker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collectsmedals Posted December 3, 2011 Author Share #4 Posted December 3, 2011 Peter Kappesser original marker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collectsmedals Posted December 3, 2011 Author Share #5 Posted December 3, 2011 Peter Kappesser Medal of Honor marker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collectsmedals Posted December 3, 2011 Author Share #6 Posted December 3, 2011 Henry Klein's original marker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collectsmedals Posted December 3, 2011 Author Share #7 Posted December 3, 2011 Henry Klein's Medal of Honor marker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collectsmedals Posted December 3, 2011 Author Share #8 Posted December 3, 2011 Martin Wambsgan's original marker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collectsmedals Posted December 3, 2011 Author Share #9 Posted December 3, 2011 Martin Wambsgan's Medal of Honor marker. Note that they cast the Medal of Honor turned with the star point up instead of down the way it should be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbraun Posted October 31, 2013 Share #10 Posted October 31, 2013 Thank you for sharing. It is important to remember the brave from long ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted November 1, 2013 Share #11 Posted November 1, 2013 Very cool.I live in Syracuse and never even knew these men are buried here.Thank you for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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