Richard Enderlin

Richard Enderlin
Richard Enderlin
	Enderlin in 1905
Born	January 11, 1843; Grand Duchy of Baden
Died	February 11, 1930 (aged 87)
Place of burial	Grandview Cemetery Chillicothe
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1861–1865
Rank	Musician; Sergeant
Unit	Company B, 73rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Battles/wars	American Civil War; *Battle of Gettysburg
Awards	Medal of Honor

Richard Enderlin (January 11, 1843 – February 11, 1930) was a musician and United States Army soldier who received a Medal of Honor for the heroism he displayed when fighting in the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863.

Gettysburg

Enderlin was born in the Grand Duchy of Baden and grew up in Chillicothe, Ohio. He enlisted in the Army in November 1861. Enderlin thought his unit was not directly engaged, so the bugler voluntarily joined the defense of Cemetery Ridge. On July 2, during combat, George Nixon III (the great-grandfather of American President Richard Nixon) 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.^[1]

Enderlin is buried at Grandview Cemetery, Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, US.

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.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Notes

^ Gettysburg Medal of Honor recipients
^ Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs (1968), p. 84.
^ CMOHS (2014).
^ VCOnline (2020).

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