Peter Kappesser
Born: January 8, 1839 at Germany
Home Town: Syracuse, New York
Date of Issue: June 28, 1865
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Peter Kappesser, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 24 November 1863, while serving with Company B, 149th New York Infantry, in action at Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, for capture of Confederate flag (Bragg’s army).
