Col. Jacob G. Frick, Medal of Honor

http://www.cmohs.org/recipient-detail/468/frick-jacob-g.php

Citation

At Fredericksburg seized the colors and led the command through a terrible fire of cannon and musketry. In a hand-to-hand fight at Chancellorsville, recaptured the colors of his regiment.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_G._Frick

Jacob Gilbert Frick (January 23, 1825 – March 5, 1902) was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his gallantry in action while serving as the colonel of the 129th Pennsylvania Infantry at the battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville.

Frick was born in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, a fourth-generation descendant of Swiss immigrants. In June 1846, following the outbreak of the Mexican-American War, he was commissioned a Third Lieutenant in the 3rd Ohio Infantry Regiment. When the war ended, he received a regular army commission in the 11th US Infantry Regiment. He served as an instructor at Fort McHenry, and was a delegate to the 1860 Republican National Convention

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His father, John Frick married Anne Elizabeth Gotschall and had sixteen Children all born in Northumberland.

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Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Colonel in the Union Army in the 129th Pennsylvania Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on December 13, 1862 at Fredericksburg, Virginia and on May 3, 1863 at Chancellorsville, Virginia. His citation reads "At Fredericksburg seized the colors and led the command through a terrible fire of cannon and musketry. In a hand-to-hand fight at Chancellorsville, recaptured the colors of his regiment."

Bio by: Don Morfe

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