b. 20/02/1836 Hessen, Germany. d. 26/05/1925 Ann Arbor, Michigan.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 12/05/1864 Spotsylvania, Virginia.
Conrad Noll MOH
Noll enlisted in Company D of the 20th Michigan Infantry on August 11, 1862, at the age of 26. With his unit he participated in many battles: Fredericksburg, Horseshoe Bend, Jackson, Vicksburg, Blue Springs, the Siege of Knoxville, the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, North Anna, Cold Harbor, and the Crater. He was wounded at the Crater, and was discharged in July 1865 from Harper Hospital in Detroit, having been promoted to the rank of Sergeant. Three of Noll’s wartime diaries describing his experiences are available on microfilm at the University of Michigan’s Bentley Historical Library. He did not receive his Medal until July 28, 1896.
MOH CITATION:
Seized the colors, the color bearer having been shot down, and gallantly fought his way out with them, though the enemy were on the left flank and rear.
BURIAL LOCATION: FOREST HILL CEMETERY, ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN.
SECTION 3, LOT 19.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN.
