Henry A. Hammel (September 20, 1840 – November 29, 1902) was a

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soldier in the

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who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the

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. Hammel was born in

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on September 20, 1840, and entered service at

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. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for extraordinary heroism, while a

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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

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