Lester Goodel Hack (January 18, 1844 – April 24, 1928) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Hack received his country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor.[1][2][3][4] Hack's medal was won for his actions at the Third Battle of Petersburg in Virginia, where he captured the flag of the Confederate 23rd Tennessee Infantry on April 2, 1865. He was honored with the award on May 10, 1865.
Biography
Hack was born in Bolton, New York.[4] He joined the Army from Salisbury, Vermont on August 27, 1861 and mustered into federal service on September 16 as a Private in Company F. On December 15, 1863, he reenlisted and was promoted to Corporal. He was wounded on May 5, 1864 at the Battle of the Wilderness. He returned to his company and on March 1, 1865, during the Siege of Petersburg, he was promoted to Sergeant.
After the war, Hack mustered out in Vermont in June 1865 and returned to his native New York. At some time he married Emma J. Burt (1849–1911). He died at age 84 on April 24, 1928.[citation needed]
Medal of Honor citation
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Lester Goodel Hack, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 2 April 1865, while serving with Company F, 5th Vermont Infantry, in action at Petersburg, Virginia, for capture of flag of 23d Tennessee Infantry (Confederate States of America) with several of the enemy.[1][2][3][4]
See also
Notes
- ^ a b Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs (1968), p. 105.
- ^ a b Sightline Media Group (2020).
- ^ a b VCOnline (2020).
- ^ a b c CMOHS (2014).
References
- Adjutant General, Vermont (1892). Theodore S. Peck, BGEN (ed.). Revised Roster of Vermont Volunteers and lists of Vermonters Who Served in the Army and Navy of the United States During the War of the Rebellion, 1861-66. Montpelier, VT: Press of the Watchman Publishing Co. p. 886. OCLC 302368404.
- Benedict, George Grenville (1886). Vermont in the Civil War, Chapter I - XX. Vermont in the Civil War. A History of the part taken by the Vermont Soldiers And Sailors in the War For The Union, 1861-5. Vol. I. Burlington, VT: Free Press Association. p. 674. OCLC 2209277.
- Coffin, Howard (2002). The Battered Stars: One State's Civil War Ordeal during Grant's Overland Campaign: from the Home Front in Vermont to the Battlefields of Virginia. Woodstock, VT: Countryman Press. ISBN 9780881504873. OCLC 1147748752.
- Coffin, Howard (1995). Full Duty: Vermonters in the Civil War. Woodstock, VT: Countryman Press. p. 376. ISBN 9780881503494. OCLC 42706499.
- Crockett, Walter Hill (1921). Vermont The Green Mountain State, Chapter XXX-XXXIV. Vermont The Green Mountain State. Vol. III. New York, NY: The Century History Company, Inc. OCLC 9412165.
- Dyer, Frederick H (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co. ASIN B01BUFJ76Q.
- Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare (1968). Edward M Kennedy, Chairman (ed.). Medal of Honor, 1863-1968 : "In the Name of the Congress of the United States". Committee print (United States. Congress), 90th Congress, 2nd session. Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 1087. OCLC 1049691780.
- "Lester Goodel Hack". The Hall of Valor Project. Sightline Media Group. 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- "Lester Goodel Hack". THE COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO THE VICTORIA & GEORGE CROSS. VCOnline. 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- "HACK, LESTER G." Congressional Medal of Honor Society. CMOHS. 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- "Hack, Lester G". The National Medal of Honor Museum. The National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation. 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
External links
- Vermont National Guard Library and Museum
- 5th Vermont Infantry Portrait Gallery
- Vermont in the Civil War
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