Leopold Karpeles

Leopold Karpeles

Infobox Military Person
name=Leopold Karpeles
born= 1838
died= death year and age|1909|1838
placeofbirth=Prague, Bohemia
placeofdeath=
placeofburial=


caption=
nickname=
allegiance= United States of America
branch= United States Army
serviceyears=
rank= Sergeant
commands=
unit=46th Massachusetts Volunteers 57th Massachusetts Infantry
battles=Battle of the Wilderness Battle of North Anna
awards= Medal of Honor
laterwork=

Leopold Karpeles (1838–1909) was a flagbearer in the Union Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the American Civil War.

Biography

Born in Prague, to a Jewish family, Leopold moved to Texas when he was young. When war broke out and Texas seceded, he moved away, feeling no association with the Confederate States of America.

Karpeles received the Medal of Honor for rallying retreating troops, inducing them to check the enemy's advance while under heavy fire on May 6, 1864, during the Battle of the Wilderness.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company E, 57th Massachusetts Infantry. Place and date: At Wilderness, Va., 6 May 1864. Entered service at: Springfield, Mass. Birth: Hungary. Date of issue: 30 April 1870.

Citation:

:While color bearer, rallied the retreating troops and induced them to check the enemy's advance.

ee also

*List of Medal of Honor recipients
*

References

* [http://www.army.mil/cmh/html/moh/civwaral.html Civil War Medal of Honor Recipients]
* [http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/karpeles1.html Leopold Karpeles]
* [http://www.amuseum.org/jahf/virtour/page35.html Leopold Karpeles Biography] at the Jewish-American Hall of Fame
*findagrave|7177789 Retrieved on 2008-07-04

Persondata
NAME= Karpeles, Leopold
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION= United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
DATE OF BIRTH= 1838
PLACE OF BIRTH= Prague, Bohemia
DATE OF DEATH= 1909
PLACE OF DEATH=


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