Leopold Karpeles
Born: September 9, 1838 at Prague, Austria-hungary
Home Town: Springfield, Massachusetts
Medal of Honor
American Civil War
U.S. Army
Date of Issue: April 30, 1870
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Leopold Karpeles, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 6 May 1864, while serving with Company E, 57th Massachusetts Infantry, in action during the Wilderness Campaign, Virginia. While Color Bearer, Sergeant Karpeles rallied the retreating troops and induced them to check the enemy’s advance.