Joseph Stickels MOH

b. 15/11/1843 Butler County, Ohio. d. 06/12/1876 Quincy, Illinois.

DATE OF MOH ACTION: 09/04/1865 Fort Blakely, Alabama.

Joseph Stickels MOH

Stickels was born on 15 November 1843 in Butler County, Ohio. He married Theresa Jane Meredith Townsend in 1867. On 9 April 1865, Stickels captured an unspecified flag during the Battle of Fort Blakely. He received his Medal on 8 June 1865.

 

MOH CITATION:

Capture of flag.

 

BURIAL LOCATION: SILENT CITY CEMETERY, MONROE, IOWA.

BLOCK 2, LOT 56.

LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.