Sgt. Charles Fasnacht, Medal of Honor

Citation

Capture of flag of 2nd Louisiana Tigers (C.S.A.) in a hand-to-hand contest.

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Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Born Karl Heinrich Fasnacht in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, he was 19 years old when he mustered in as a Corporal in Company A, 99th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. Promoted to Sergeant and wounded at the December 13, 1862 Battle of Fredericksburg, he performed an act of bravery at the May 12, 1864 Battle of Spotsylvania that would see him awarded the CMOH, with his citation reading "Capture of flag of 2nd Louisiana Tigers (C.S.A.) in a hand-to-hand contest".

During that bloody conflict he fought and wrenched the 2nd Louisiana's flag from its flag bearer, but was soon wounded where he stood. After laying on the battlefield for a number of days, he was finally recovered by the Confederates, and sent to Richmond, Virginia. Before he got there he was rescued by Union troops, and it was revealed he had hid the captured Rebel flag in his blouse while under guard by the rebels. Promoted to 1st Lieutenant of Company A on February 7, 1865, he was honorably mustered out on July 1, 1865, and was awarded his Medal on April 2, 1878.

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8. WILHELM5 FASNACHT (CONRAD4, JOHAN CONRAD3, JOHANNES2 FASSNACHT, SAMUEL1) was born April 09, 1802 in Lebanon Co. PA, and died Unknown. He married (1) MARIA ANNA HAGENBERGER. She was born May 1815 in PA, and died Unknown. He married (2) CATHARINE BRENNEISE January 19, 1830 in Lancaster Co, PA. She was born Abt. 1802, and died Unknown.

Children of WILHELM FASNACHT and MARIA HAGENBERGER are:

• i. WILHELM6 FASNACHT, b. October 15, 1833, Lancaster Co, PA; d. October 12, 1843, Lancaster Co, PA.
• ii. PERMILIA FASNACHT, b. September 18, 1835, Lancaster Co, PA; d. Unknown.
• 18. iii. KARL HEINRICH "CHARLES" FASNACHT, b. March 27, 1842, Lancaster Co, PA; d. July 21, 1902, Lancaster Co, PA.
• iv. ELIZABETH FOLZ FASNACHT, b. January 16, 1844, Lancaster Co, PA; d. Unknown.
• v. HENRIETTA CAROLINE "HARRIET" FASNACHT, b. June 21, 1846, Lancaster Co, PA; d. Unknown.
• 19. vi. PETER MARTIN FASNACHT, b. February 18, 1848, Lancaster Co, PA; d. Unknown.
• vii. JOHN L. FASNACHT, b. Abt. 1851, PA; d. Unknown.
• viii. MARY ANN FASNACHT, b. Abt. 1855, PA; d. Unknown.

Children of KARL FASNACHT and BRIDGET ELIZABETH(UNKNOWN) are:

• i. HARRY7 FASNACHT, b. April 1869, PA; d. Unknown; m. ELVA F. HUFFMAN; b. March 14, 1873, Berks Co, PA; d. Unknown.
• ii. LOLA FASNACHT, b. 1874, PA; d. Unknown.
• iii. MARY D. FASNACHT, b. June 1876, PA; d. Unknown.
• iv. GRANT F. FASNACHT, b. January 1881, PA; d. Unknown.
• v. MILTON S. FASNACHT, b. April 1883, PA; d. Unknown.
• vi. ALMA H. FASNACHT, b. June 1886, PA; d. Unknown.
• vii. LERANA FASNACHT, b. August 1886, PA; d. Unknown.
• viii. BROSIUS FASNACHT, b. April 1892, PA; d. Unknown.

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Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. Born Karl Heinrich Fasnacht in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, he was 19 years old when he mustered in as a Corporal in Company A, 99th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. Promoted to Sergeant and wounded at the December 13, 1862 Battle of Fredericksburg, he performed an act of bravery at the May 12, 1864 Battle of Spotsylvania that would see him awarded the CMOH, with his citation reading "Capture of flag of 2nd Louisiana Tigers (C.S.A.) in a hand-to-hand contest". During that bloody conflict he fought and wrenched the 2nd Louisiana's flag from its flag bearer, but was soon wounded where he stood. After laying on the battlefield for a number of days, he was finally recovered by the Confederates, and sent to Richmond, Virginia. Before he got there he was rescued by Union troops, and it was revealed he had hid the captured Rebel flag in his blouse while under guard by the rebels. Promoted to 1st Lieutenant of Company A on February 7, 1865, he was honorably mustered out on July 1, 1865, and was awarded his Medal on April 2, 1878.

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From "Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, 1600 - 1889, Vol II":

FASNACHT, CHARLES H, soldier, b. in Lancaster county, PA, 27 Mar 1842. He enlisted in 1861 in the 99th PA regiment, and mustered out of service in July 1865, as 1st Lieutenant. On 12 May 1864, just after the taking of the salient at Spottsylvania, he captured the flag of the 2d Louisiana regiment, taking the color-bearer and color-guard prisoners, but was shortly afterward wounded, and fell into the enemy's hands. With over one hundred others he lay on the battle-field several days, waiting to be taken to Richmond, and was finally rescued by National troops. During this time he had the flag concealed in the lining of his blouse. For his gallantry he received the United States Medal of Honor, a silver medal from the directors of the sanitary fair at Philadelphia, and the bronze "Kearny badge." (contributed by dcejka)

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