Heinrich Hoffman

For other people known by the same name, see Heinrich Hoffman (disambiguation).

Heinrich Hoffman
Born	December 23, 1836(1836-12-23)
Died	1894 (aged 57–58)
Place of burial	Old St. Joseph's Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio
Allegiance	United States of America Union
Service/branch	Union Army
Rank	Corporal
Unit	Company M, 2nd Ohio Cavalry
Battles/wars	American Civil War *Battle of Sayler's Creek, Virginia
Awards	Medal of Honor

Heinrich Hoffman was born on December 23, 1836. He served in the American Civil War, and was a Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Corporal in the Union Army in Company M, 2nd Ohio Cavalry. He received the Medal of Honor for action on April 6, 1865 at the Battle of Sayler's Creek, Virginia.

Medal of Honor citation

His citation reads "Capture of flag."

Persondata
Name	Hoffman, Heinrich
Alternative names
Short description	United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Date of birth	December 23, 1836
Place of birth
Date of death	1894
Place of death