Sponsored by:

Navy Federal Credit Union
Peter
Kappesser
January 8, 1839

–

May 31, 1930

Cemetery:

Woodlawn Cemetery (Soldier’s Plot)

Awards Received

  • Medal of Honor

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private

    Division:

    149th New York Infantry

    Action Date:

    November 24, 1863
    Date of Issue: June 28, 1865

    The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Peter Kappesser, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 24 November 1863, while serving with Company B, 149th New York Infantry, in action at Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, for capture of Confederate flag (Bragg’s army).