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Julius Stahel — Victoria Cross

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Heroic Score1001060th out of 4483

Number of Medals2

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score1022196 of 4483

U.S. Army#444of 2017

Armor#47of 347

Hungarian Revolution of 1848#1of 1

American Civil War#10of 1091

First Battle of Bull Run#3of 12

Battle of Cross Keys#1of 5

Second Battle of Bull Run#2of 20

Battle of New Market#1of 2

Battle of Piedmont#1of 2

Julius Stahel

First Lieutenant (Austria) First Lieutenant (Hungary) Major General (USV), U.S. Army

Hungarian Revolution of 1848American Civil WarFirst Battle of Bull RunBattle of Cross KeysSecond Battle of Bull RunBattle of New MarketBattle of Piedmont

Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor
Civil War Campaign Medal

Ribbon Rack

Biography

Julius H. Stahel-Számwald was a Hungarian soldier who emigrated to the United States and became a Union general in the American Civil War. After the war, he served as a U.S. diplomat, a mining engineer, and a life insurance company executive. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry in action at the Battle of Piedmont in 1864.

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Score Breakdown

Medal of Honor(base 100)

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Heroic Score100 pts