County. Medal of Honor citation Rank and Organization: Chief Bugler, 16th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Place and Date: At Ream's Station, Va., August 25, 1864. Entered Service at: Juniata County, Pa. Date of Issue: October 16, 1897. Citation: The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Chief Bugler Ferdinand Frederick Rohm, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on August 25, 1864, while serving with 16th Pennsylvania Cavalry, in action at Reams' Station, Virginia. While his regiment was retiring under fire, Chief Bugler Rohm voluntarily remained behind to succor a wounded officer who was in great danger, secured assistance, and removed the officer to a place of safety. See also List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: Q–S Pennsylvania in the American Civil War References External links "Ferdinand Frederick Rohm" (memorial with photographs of gravestone). Salt Lake City, Utah: Find A Grave, retrieved online September 21, 2018. Further reading Rohm, Frederic William. No Braver Man: Ferdinand F. Rohm, Chief Bugler, 16th Pennsylvania Cavalry: A True Story of the American Civil War, Union Cavalry, and the Medal of Honor. Fredericksburg, Virginia: Sergeant Kirkland's Press, 1998. 1843 births 1917 deaths People from Esslingen am Neckar Union Army soldiers United States Army Medal of Honor recipients Württemberger emigrants to the United States American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor