b. 14/09/1844 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. d. 07/01/1920 Findlay, Pennsylvania.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 01/12/1864 Stony Creek Station, Virginia.
Michael Sowers MOH
Sowers was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 14 September 1844. Sowers enlisted in the Army as a private on 4 March 1864 in Pittsburgh. He was assigned to Company L of the 41st Pennsylvania Cavalry. On 1 December 1864, during the Battle of Stony Creek Depot, Sowers had his horse shot out from under him but continued with his charge on foot, eventually being one of the first Union soldiers to enter the Confederate fortifications at Stony Creek.
Sowers was mustered out of the Army on 1 July 1865 at Lynchburg, Virginia. He did not receive his Medal until February 16, 1897.
MOH CITATION:
His horse having been shot from under him, he voluntarily and on foot participated in the cavalry charge made upon one of the forts, conducting himself throughout with great personal bravery.
BURIAL LOCATION: ST COLUMBKILLE CEMETERY, IMPERIAL, PENNSYLVANIA.
OLD SECTION XV1-6
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
