b. 26/11/1842 Hessen, Germany. d. 29/03/1933 Trenton, Missouri.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 03/05/1863 Vicksburg, Mississippi.
John Hack MOH
He was born in Hessen, Germany and lived in Adrian, Michigan. He served as a Private in the Union Army Supply Corps. On May 3, 1863, he volunteered to be a part of a group to take barges of supplies for the troops in the field up the river past Vicksburg, Mississippi. Under cover of darkness and through Confederate batteries, he risked his life in order to re-supply the embattled troops. For extreme bravery under fire, he was awarded the Medal of Honor with nine others in the unit. Hack returned to Ohio and married Delphina Cooley (1845-1921). They had three children: Dora Delphina Hack Ripper (1865–1918), William Dunhain Hack (1869–1948), and Lenora Grace Hack Chastene (1875–1910). At his death, only his son and daughter-in-law survived him.
MOH CITATION:
Was one of a party which volunteered and attempted to run the enemy’s batteries with a steam tug and two barges loaded with subsistence stores.
BURIAL LOCATION: MAPLE GROVE CEMETERY, TRENTON, MISSOURI.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
