Heinrich Hoffman was born on December 23, 1836. He served in the American Civil War, and was a Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Corporal in the Union Army in Company M, 2nd Ohio Cavalry. He received the Medal of Honor for action on April 6, 1865, at the Battle of Sayler's Creek, Virginia.
Heinrich Hoffman | |
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| Born | December 23, 1836 Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
| Died | January 4, 1894 (aged 57) Cincinnati, Ohio, US |
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| Allegiance | United States Union |
| Service | Union Army |
| Rank | Corporal |
| Unit |  Company M, 2nd Ohio Cavalry |
| Battles / wars | American Civil War |
| Awards | Medal of Honor |
He is buried at Old St. Joseph's Cemetery in Cincinnati, Ohio.[1]
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edit- Chester, Henry Whipple. Recollections of the War of the Rebellion: A Story of the 2nd Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, 1861–1865 (Wheaton, IL: Wheaton History Center), 1996. ISBN 1888379006
- Dyer, Frederick H (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co. ASIN B01BUFJ76Q.
- Gause, Isaac. Four Years with Five Armies: Army of the Frontier, Army of the Potomac, Army of the Missouri, Army of the Ohio, Army of the Shenandoah (New York: The Neale Publishing Company), 1908.
- Hatton, Robert W. William James Smith's Memoirs of the Second Ohio Volunteer Cavalry Company M (Milford, OH: Little Miami Pub. Co.), 2008. ISBN 1932250662
- List of Skirmishes, Battles and Raids, Second Ohio Cavalry, Twenty-Fifth Ohio Battery, 1861–1865 (Cleveland, OH: s.n.), 1898.
- Ohio Roster Commission (1889). 1st–13th Regiments Ohio Vol. Cavalry, 4th and 5th Independent Battalions of Cavalry, 3rd and 4th Independent Companies of Cavalry, McLaughlin's Squadron of Cavalry, Merrill's Horse or 2nd Missouri Cavalry, Union Light Guard, and Harlin's Light Cavalry, or Company M, 11th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War on the Rebellion, 1861–1865. Vol. XI. Cincinnati, OH: The Ohio Valley Company. p. 822. hdl:2027/uiug.30112047586075. OCLC 633556.
- Reid, Whitelaw (1868). The History of Her Regiments, and Other Military Organizations. Ohio in the War: Her Statesmen, Her Generals, and Soldiers. Vol. II. Cincinnati, OH: Moore, Wilstach, & Baldwin. p. 1002. ISBN 978-1154801965. OCLC 11632330.
- Report and Minutes of the Re-Union of the 2nd Ohio Cavalry and 25th Ohio Battery, Held at Youngstown, Ohio, Oct. 10, 1907 (S.l.: s.n.), 1907.
- Report of the Reunion: The 2nd Ohio Cavalry, 25th Ohio Battery, Held at Cleveland, Ohio, October Nineteenth, 1915 (Cleveland, OH: 2nd Ohio Volunteer Cavalry Association), 1915.
- Roberts, Joseph N. Reminiscences of the Civil War (S.l.: s.n.), 1925. [author was a private in Company M]
- Second Regiment Ohio Cavalry, 25th Battery: Stenographic Report of Proceedings of the Thirty-Eighth Reunion Held at Cleveland, Ohio, September 30, 1903 (Cleveland, OH: O. S. Hubbell Print. Co), 1903.
- 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 (1880). The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. OCLC 857196196.
- "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. 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.
