Milton Blickensderfer
Born: May 20, 1835 at Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Home Town: Shanesville, Ohio
Date of Issue: May 10, 1865
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Corporal Milton Blickensderfer, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 3 April 1865, while serving with Company E, 126th Ohio Infantry, in action at Petersburg, Virginia, for capture of flag.