Joseph A. Kimball (October 6, 1844 – May 1, 1910) was an American soldier who fought in the
American Civil War. Kimball received his country's highest award for bravery during combat, the
Medal of Honor.
Kimball's medal was won for his capturing the flag of the Confederate 6th North Carolina Infantry at the
Battle of Sailor's Creek
The Battle of Sailor's Creek was fought on April 6, 1865, near Farmville, Virginia, as part of the Appomattox Campaign, near the end of the American Civil War. It was the last major engagement between the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, c ...
in
Virginia on April 6, 1865.
He was honored with the award on May 3, 1865.
Kimball was born in
Littleton, New Hampshire, and entered service in
Ironton, Ohio. He was buried in
Bloomington, Illinois
Bloomington is a city and the county seat of McLean County, Illinois, United States. It is adjacent to the town of Normal, and is the more populous of the two principal municipalities of the Bloomington–Normal metropolitan area. Bloomington ...
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Medal of Honor citation
Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 2d West Virginia Cavalry. Place and date: At Sailors Creek, Va., 6 April 1865. Entered service at: Ironton, Ohio. Birth: Littleton, N.H. Date of issue: 3 May 1865.
Kimball's's official Medal of Honor citation reads:
See also
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List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: G–L
References
External links
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1844 births
1909 deaths
American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor
People from Ironton, Ohio
People of Ohio in the American Civil War
Union Army soldiers
United States Army Medal of Honor recipients