b. 1840 ? d. ?
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 22/05/1863 Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Outside of his military service, Kloth’s life is obscure, but it is known that he was born in Europe, and entered service in Chicago, Illinois. He was awarded the Medal of Honor, for extraordinary heroism shown in Henrico County, Virginia, for bravery in action during the Battle of Vicksburg, while serving as a Private with the Chicago Mercantile Battery in the Illinois Light Artillery on May 22, 1863. His Medal of Honor was issued on July 20, 1897. It is not known when Kloth died, or where he was buried.
MOH CITATION:
Carried with others by hand a cannon up to and fired it through an embrasure of the enemy’s works.
BURIAL LOCATION: UNKNOWN.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.