Henry A. Hammel

Henry A. Hammel (September 20, 1840 - November 29, 1902) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.

Hammel was born in Germany on September 20, 1840 and entered service at St. Louis, Missouri. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for extraordinary heroism, while being a Sergeant in Battery A, 1st Missouri Light Artillery, on April 28 and 29, 1863 onboard the steamer Cheeseman at Grand Gulf, Mississippi. His Medal of Honor was issued, on March 10, 1896.

He died at the age of 62, on November 29, 1902 and was buried at the Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri.