Philip Goettel
Born: September 2, 1840 at Syracuse, New York
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 Philip Goettel, 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 flag and battery guidon.