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Service Profile
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Corporal
- Service Era
- American Civil War, Second Battle of Winchester, Valley Campaigns of 1864, Battle of New Market, Battle of Lynchburg, Battle of Snicker's Ferry, Second Battle of Kernstown, Battle of Berryville, Battle of Opequon, Battle of Fisher's Hill, Richmond-Petersburg campaign, Third Battle of Petersburg, Appomattox Campaign, Battle of Rice's Station, Battle of Appomattox Court House
- Medals Recorded
- 2
Andrew O. Apple
Corporal, U.S. Army
Support & adopt this hero ↓American Civil WarSecond Battle of WinchesterValley Campaigns of 1864Battle of New MarketBattle of LynchburgBattle of Snicker's FerrySecond Battle of KernstownBattle of BerryvilleBattle of OpequonBattle of Fisher's HillRichmond-Petersburg campaignThird Battle of PetersburgAppomattox CampaignBattle of Rice's StationBattle of Appomattox Court House
Awards & Decorations
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Biography
At Fort Gregg outside Petersburg, Corporal Andrew O. Apple carried the colors into one of the war's final major assaults. His conspicuous gallantry as color bearer brought him the Medal of Honor.
Andrew O. Apple was born 1845 at Northampton, Pennsylvania. During the period relevant to his Medal of Honor, he served as Corporal with Company I, 12th West Virginia Infantry.
On April 2, 1865, at Petersburg, Virginia, he performed the action that led to the award. The surviving record fixes the core event clearly and allows the account to be told without adding unsupported detail.
Medal of Honor Citation
Conspicuous gallantry as color bearer in the assault on Fort Gregg.
The Medal of Honor was presented May 12, 1865. He died June 7, 1890, at Elgin, Illinois. He was buried in Bluff City Cemetery in Elgin, Illinois.
His record is strongest when kept close to the documented action: the unit, place, date, and conduct for which the Medal of Honor was awarded.
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