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John Hack
Hack c. 1915
Born(1842-11-26)November 26, 1842
DiedMarch 29, 1933(1933-03-29) (aged 90)
Trenton, Missouri, US
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branch United States Army
Union Army
Rank Private
UnitCompany B, 47th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Battles/wars American Civil War
Awards Medal of Honor

John Hack (November 26, 1842 – March 29, 1933) was a decorated hero of the Union Army in the American Civil War.

Medal

According to the Military Times Hall of Valor, "on 3 May 1863, while serving with Company B, 47th Ohio Infantry, in action at Vicksburg, Mississippi. Private Hack was one of a party which volunteered and attempted to run the enemy's batteries with a steam tug and two barges loaded with subsistence stores." [1] Hodges and nine others in Company B did this while Confederate States Army batteries were shooting at them "under cover of darkness" Hodges was awarded the Medal of Honor "for extreme bravery under fire" on December 31, 1907. [2]

Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 47th Ohio Infantry. Place and date: At Vicksburg, MS., May 3, 1863

Citation:

Was one of a party which volunteered and attempted to run the enemy's batteries with a steam tug and 2 barges loaded with subsistence stores. [3] [4] [5]

Post War

Hack returned to Ohio and married Delphina Cooley. They had three children.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Sightline Media Group (2020).
  2. ^ U.S. War Department (1915), p. 5.
  3. ^ CMOHS (2014).
  4. ^ VCOnline (2020).
  5. ^ Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs (1968), p. 105.

References

  • Brown, Theodore F. (1909). Marching Through Georgia with Sherman from Atlanta to the Sea: Address Delivered at the Twenty-Third Annual Reunion of the Forty-Seventh Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry at Geo. H. Thomas Post Hall, Cincinnati September 28, 1909. West Alexandria, OH: Louis Mund. hdl: 2027/mdp.39015065336573. OCLC  301205250.
  • Foraker, J. B.; Axline, H. A.; Robinson, J. S. (1886). Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War on the Rebellion, 1861–1865;. Three Year's Service - 37th-53rd Regiments-Infantry. Vol. IV. Akron, OH: Werner Co. OCLC  1744402.
  • Mitchell, Joseph B.; Otis, James (1968). The Badge of Gallantry; Recollections of Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor winners. New York: Macmillan. p. 194. hdl: 2027/mdp.39015005683266. OCLC  560289389.
  • Reid, Whitelaw (1868). Ohio in the War : Her Statesmen, Her Generals, and Soldiers. Cincinnati, OH: Moore, Wilstach, & Baldwin. ISBN  9781154801965. OCLC  00444862.
  • Saunier, Joseph A (1903). A History of the Forty-Seventh Regiment, Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry: Second Brigade, Second Division, Fifteenth Army Corps, Army of Tennessee. Hillsboro, OH: Press of the Lyle Printing Company.
  • Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare (1968). Edward M Kennedy, Chairman (ed.). Medal of Honor, 1863-1968 : "In the Name of the Congress of the United States". Committee print (United States. Congress), 90th Congress, 2nd session. Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 1087. OCLC  1049691780.
  • U.S. War Department (1915). Medals of honor issued by the War department from September 1, 1904, to June 30, 1915. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. OCLC  1049613274.
  • The Werner Company (1896). The Story of American Heroism: Thrilling Narratives of Personal Adventures During the Great Civil War as Told by the Medal Winners and Roll of Honor Men. New York, NY: The Werner Company. p. 798. OCLC  1085307831.
  • "Hall of Valor: The Military Medals Database". The Hall of Valor Project. Sightline Media Group. 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  • "MOHs - victoriacross". THE COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO THE VICTORIA & GEORGE CROSS. VCOnline. 2020. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  • "CMOHS.org - Official Website of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society". Congressional Medal of Honor Society. CMOHS. 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  • "Home - The National Medal of Honor Museum The National Medal of Honor Museum". The National Medal of Honor Museum. The National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation. 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Hack
Hack c. 1915
Born(1842-11-26)November 26, 1842
DiedMarch 29, 1933(1933-03-29) (aged 90)
Trenton, Missouri, US
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branch United States Army
Union Army
Rank Private
UnitCompany B, 47th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Battles/wars American Civil War
Awards Medal of Honor

John Hack (November 26, 1842 – March 29, 1933) was a decorated hero of the Union Army in the American Civil War.

Medal

According to the Military Times Hall of Valor, "on 3 May 1863, while serving with Company B, 47th Ohio Infantry, in action at Vicksburg, Mississippi. Private Hack was one of a party which volunteered and attempted to run the enemy's batteries with a steam tug and two barges loaded with subsistence stores." [1] Hodges and nine others in Company B did this while Confederate States Army batteries were shooting at them "under cover of darkness" Hodges was awarded the Medal of Honor "for extreme bravery under fire" on December 31, 1907. [2]

Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 47th Ohio Infantry. Place and date: At Vicksburg, MS., May 3, 1863

Citation:

Was one of a party which volunteered and attempted to run the enemy's batteries with a steam tug and 2 barges loaded with subsistence stores. [3] [4] [5]

Post War

Hack returned to Ohio and married Delphina Cooley. They had three children.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Sightline Media Group (2020).
  2. ^ U.S. War Department (1915), p. 5.
  3. ^ CMOHS (2014).
  4. ^ VCOnline (2020).
  5. ^ Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs (1968), p. 105.

References

  • Brown, Theodore F. (1909). Marching Through Georgia with Sherman from Atlanta to the Sea: Address Delivered at the Twenty-Third Annual Reunion of the Forty-Seventh Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry at Geo. H. Thomas Post Hall, Cincinnati September 28, 1909. West Alexandria, OH: Louis Mund. hdl: 2027/mdp.39015065336573. OCLC  301205250.
  • Foraker, J. B.; Axline, H. A.; Robinson, J. S. (1886). Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War on the Rebellion, 1861–1865;. Three Year's Service - 37th-53rd Regiments-Infantry. Vol. IV. Akron, OH: Werner Co. OCLC  1744402.
  • Mitchell, Joseph B.; Otis, James (1968). The Badge of Gallantry; Recollections of Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor winners. New York: Macmillan. p. 194. hdl: 2027/mdp.39015005683266. OCLC  560289389.
  • Reid, Whitelaw (1868). Ohio in the War : Her Statesmen, Her Generals, and Soldiers. Cincinnati, OH: Moore, Wilstach, & Baldwin. ISBN  9781154801965. OCLC  00444862.
  • Saunier, Joseph A (1903). A History of the Forty-Seventh Regiment, Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry: Second Brigade, Second Division, Fifteenth Army Corps, Army of Tennessee. Hillsboro, OH: Press of the Lyle Printing Company.
  • Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare (1968). Edward M Kennedy, Chairman (ed.). Medal of Honor, 1863-1968 : "In the Name of the Congress of the United States". Committee print (United States. Congress), 90th Congress, 2nd session. Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 1087. OCLC  1049691780.
  • U.S. War Department (1915). Medals of honor issued by the War department from September 1, 1904, to June 30, 1915. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. OCLC  1049613274.
  • The Werner Company (1896). The Story of American Heroism: Thrilling Narratives of Personal Adventures During the Great Civil War as Told by the Medal Winners and Roll of Honor Men. New York, NY: The Werner Company. p. 798. OCLC  1085307831.
  • "Hall of Valor: The Military Medals Database". The Hall of Valor Project. Sightline Media Group. 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  • "MOHs - victoriacross". THE COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO THE VICTORIA & GEORGE CROSS. VCOnline. 2020. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  • "CMOHS.org - Official Website of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society". Congressional Medal of Honor Society. CMOHS. 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  • "Home - The National Medal of Honor Museum The National Medal of Honor Museum". The National Medal of Honor Museum. The National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation. 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.

External links


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This biographical article related to the United States Army is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This article about a person of the American Civil War is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=John_Hack_(Medal_of_Honor)&oldid=1231946475"

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