Andrew H. Embler

Captain Andrew Henry Embler (June 29, 1834 to July 28, 1918) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Embler received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of Boydton Plank Road in Virginia on 27 October 1864. He was honored with the award on 19 October 1893.

Biography
Embler was born in New York on 29 June 1834. He enlisted into the 71st New York State Militia for three months on 20 April 1861. He was later in command of Company E in the 82nd New York Volunteer. It was while he was in command of Company D in the 59th New York Infantry that he performed the act of gallantry that earned him the Medal of Honor during the Battle of Boydton Plank Road on 27 October 1864. Before the end of the war he was brevetted Lieutenant Colonel. Embler also participated in other battles including the Battle of First Bull Run on 21 July 1861 and the Battle of Antietam on 17 September 1862.

He died on 28 July 1918 and his remains are interred at the Evergreen Cemetery in Connecticut.