Richard Enderlin (January 11, 1843 – February 11, 1930) was a musician and

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soldier who received a

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for the heroism he displayed when fighting in the

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in 1863.

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Enderlin was born in the

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and grew up in

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. He enlisted in the Army in November 1861. Enderlin thought his unit was not directly engaged, so the bugler voluntarily joined the defense of

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. On July 2, during combat, George Nixon III (the great-grandfather of American President

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) was mortally wounded and was carried out of harm's way by Enderlin. For this action, he was promoted to sergeant the next day, and received the Medal of Honor on September 11, 1897. Enderlin was later wounded in his right foot at the Battle of Dallas, and served in the Veteran Reserve Corps until his discharge in May 1865.Gettysburg Medal of Honor recipients
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Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Musician, Company B, 73d Ohio Infantry. Place and date: At Gettysburg, Pa., 1-July 3, 1863. Entered service at: Chillicothe, Ohio. Birth: Germany. Date of issue: September 11, 1897. Citation:

The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Musician Richard Enderlin, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism from 1 to 3 July 1863, while serving with Company B, 73d Ohio Infantry, in action at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Musician Enderlin voluntarily took a rifle and served as a soldier in the ranks during the first and second days of the battle. Voluntarily and at his own imminent peril went into the enemy's lines at night and, under a sharp fire, rescued a wounded comrade.

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* * Hurst, Samuel H. ''Journal-History of the Seventy-Third Ohio Volunteer Infantry'' (Chillicothe, OH: S. H. Hurst), 1866. * * * * * * * * * * * * *

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Ohio in the Civil War: 73rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry by Larry Stevens

National flag of the 73rd Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry

73rd Ohio Infantry monument at Gettysburg
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