LOCAL CIVIL WAR MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS

Los Angeles and Ventura Counties

In cooperation with the California Medal of Honor Project

Los Angeles County

Sgt. Luther P. Kaltenbach (1843–1922)

Unit(s): 12th Iowa Infantry
Earned MOH on December 16, 1864 at Nashville, Tennessee.
Burial: Los Angeles National Cemetery, 950 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA.

Color Sgt. George McKee (1845–1892)

Unit(s): 89th New York Infantry, 17th U.S. Infantry
Earned MOH on April 2, 1865 at Petersburg, Virginia.
Burial: Los Angeles National Cemetery, 950 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA.

Pvt. Charles Wesley Rundle (1842–1924)

Unit(s): 116th Illinois Infantry
Earned MOH on May 22, 1863 at Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Burial: Los Angeles National Cemetery, 950 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA.

Cox. Timothy Sullivan (1835–1910)

Unit(s): U.S.S. Louisville, U.S. Navy
Earned MOH on January 10 and 11, 1863 near Fort Hindman, Arkansas and for continuing actions aboard his ship in Tennessee and Mississippi.
Burial: Los Angeles National Cemetery, 950 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA.

Cpl. James Sweeney (1845 – 1931)

Unit(s): 1st Vermont Cavalry
Earn MOH on October 19, 1864 at Cedar Creek, Virginia.
Burial: Los Angeles National Cemetery, 950 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA.

 

QM Sgt. Nelson W. Ward (1837-1929)

Unit(s): 11th Pennsylvania Cavalry
Earned MOH on June 25, 1864 at Staunton River Bridge, Virginia.
Burial: Sunnyside Cemetery, 1095 E. Willow St., Long Beach, CA.
 

Sgt. Benjamin Franklin Youngs (1844-1927)

Unit(s): 1st Michigan Sharpshooters
Earned MOH on June 17, 1864 at Petersburg, Virginia.
Burial: Odd Fellows Cemetery, 3640 Whittier Blvd., Los Angeles, CA.
 

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The following Civil War veterans
earned Medals of Honor for service during the Indian Wars:

QM Sgt. George H. Eldridge (1844-1918)

Unit(s): 24th Michigan Infantry, 6th U.S. Cavalry
Earned MOH on July 12, 1870 at Wichita River, Texas.
Burial: Los Angeles National Cemetery, 950 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA.

Far. Samuel Porter (1843-1920)

Units(s): 11th New York Cavalry, 6th U.S. Cavalry
Earned MOH on July 12, 1870 at Wichita River, Texas.
Burial: Los Angeles National Cemetery, 950 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA.

Wag. Griffin Seward (1842-1908)

Unit(s): 2nd Pennsylvania Cavalry, 1st Pennsylvania Provisional Cavalry, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Earned MOH on October 20, 1869 at Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory.
Burial: Los Angeles National Cemetery, 950 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA.

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