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Leopold Karpeles

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Leopold Karpeles
AllegianceUnited States of America
Service/branchUnited States Army
RankSergeant
Unit46th Massachusetts Volunteers
57th Massachusetts Infantry
Battles/warsBattle of the Wilderness
Battle of North Anna
AwardsMedal of Honor

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.

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