Bernard A. Strausburgh
Born: 1831 at Adams County, Pennsylvania
Home Town: Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania
Status: KIA
Date of Issue: December 1, 1864
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pride in presenting the Medal of Honor (Posthumously) to First Sergeant Bernard A. Strausburgh, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 17 June 1864, while serving with Company A, 3d Maryland Infantry, in action at Petersburg, Virginia. First Sergeant Strausburgh recaptured the colors of 2d Pennsylvania Provisional Artillery.