Robert Wesley Ammerman
Born: 1841 at Centre County, Pennsylvania
Home Town: Milesburg, Pennsylvania
Medal of Honor
American Civil War
U.S. Army
Date of Issue: January 31, 1865
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Robert Wesley Ammerman, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 12 May 1864, while serving with Company B, 148th Pennsylvania Infantry, in action at Spotsylvania, Virginia, for capture of battle flag of 8th North Carolina (Confederate States of America), being one of the foremost in the assault.