Alfred J. Sellers

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alfred Jacob Sellers
Alfred Jacob Sellers 1865 public domain USGov.jpg
Medal of Honor winner Alfred Jacob Sellers 1865
Born(1836-03-02)March 2, 1836
Plumsteadville, Pennsylvania
DiedSeptember 20, 1908(1908-09-20) (aged 72)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Buried
Mount Vernon Cemetery, Philadelphia
AllegianceUnited States of America
Service/branchUnited States Army
Union Army
RankMajor
Unit90th Pennsylvania Infantry
Battles/warsBattle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Gettysburg
AwardsMedal of Honor ribbon.svg Medal of Honor

Alfred Jacob Sellers (March 2, 1836 – September 20, 1908) was an American soldier who fought for the Union Army during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for valor.

Biography[]

Sellers fought at the Battle of Fredericksburg and had to leave the battlefield due to a serious injury.[1]

He received the Medal of Honor on July 21, 1894 for his actions at the Battle of Gettysburg. The Eleventh Army Corps were being forced back by confederate forces on the afternoon of July 1, 1863. Although not in command, Sellers personally rushed to the front to organize movement of the Union lines which allowed effective fire into the Alabama Brigade. These actions saved the Eleventh Army Corps from potential annihilation.[2]

He died on September 20, 1908 and was interred at Mount Vernon Cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[3]

Medal of Honor citation[]

Citation:

"Voluntarily led the regiment under a withering fire to a position from which the enemy was repulsed."[4]

See also[]

  • List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: Q-S

References[]

  1. ^ O'Reilly, Francis Augustin (2003). The Fredericksburg Campaign: Winter War on the Rappahannock. Louisiana State University Press. ISBN 978-0-8071-3154-1. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  2. ^ Beyer, Walter F. (1901). Deed of Valor: How America's Heroes Won the Medal of Honor. Detroit, Michigan: The Perrien Keydel Company. p. 221. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Alfred Jacob Sellers". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  4. ^ Congressional Medal of Honor Society

External links[]

Retrieved from ""