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Conrad
Schmidt
February 27, 1830

–

December 26, 1908

Born:

Wurttemberg

, 

Germany

Home:

Fort Leavenworth

, 

Kansas

Buried: 

Ogden

, 

Kansas

Cemetery:

Catholic Cemetery

First Sergeant Schmidt’s commanding officer he rescued in this action was Captain Theophilus Francis Rodenbough, who earned the Medal of Honor for actions three months earlier at Trevilian Station, Virginia, making this the first-known instance of a Medal of Honor being awarded for saving the life of a Medal of Honor recipient.

Awards Received

  • Medal of Honor

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    First Sergeant

    Division:

    2d U.S. Cavalry

    Action Date:

    September 19, 1864
    Date of Issue: March 16, 1896

    The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to First Sergeant Conrad Schmidt, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 19 September 1864, while serving with Company K, 2d U.S. Cavalry, in action at Winchester, Virginia. First Sergeant Schmidt went to the assistance of his regimental commander, whose horse had been killed under him in a charge, mounted the officer behind him, under a heavy fire from the enemy, and returned him to his command.