Henry A. Hammel (September 20, 1840 – November 29, 1902) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor. Hammel was born in Germany on September 20, 1840, and entered service at St. Louis, Missouri. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for extraordinary heroism, while a sergeant in Battery A, 1st Missouri Light Artillery, on April 28 and 29, 1863, on board the steamer Cheeseman at Grand Gulf, Mississippi. His Medal of Honor was issued on March 10, 1896. He died at the age of 62, on November 29, 1902, and was buried at the Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri. Medal of Honor citation See also Battery A, 1st Missouri Light Artillery Notes References External links 1840 births 1902 deaths American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor Burials in Missouri German-born Medal of Honor recipients German emigrants to the United States Union Army soldiers United States Army Medal of Honor recipients