John Hack

John Hack (November 26, 1842 – March 29, 1933) was a decorated hero of the Union Army in the American Civil War. He was born in Hessen, Germany and lived in Adrian, Michigan.

John Hack
Hack c. 1915
Born	November 26, 1842 Hessen, Germany[1]
Died	March 29, 1933 (aged 90) Trenton, Missouri
Place of burial	Maple Grove Cemetery, Trenton, Missouri
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army Union Army
Rank	Private
Unit	Company B, 47th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Battles/wars	American Civil War
Awards	Medal of Honor

Medal

According to the Military Times Hall of Valor, "on 3 May 1863, while serving with Company B, 47th Ohio Infantry, in action at Vicksburg, Mississippi. Private Hack was one of a party which volunteered and attempted to run the enemy's batteries with a steam tug and two barges loaded with subsistence stores."[2] Hodges and nine others in Company B did this while Confederate States Army batteries were shooting at them "under cover of darkness" Hodges was awarded the Medal of Honor "for extreme bravery under fire" on December 31, 1907.[3]

Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 47th Ohio Infantry. Place and date: At Vicksburg, MS., May 3, 1863

Citation:

Was one of a party which volunteered and attempted to run the enemy's batteries with a steam tug and 2 barges loaded with subsistence stores.[4][5][6]

Post War

Hack returned to Ohio and married Delphina Cooley (1845-1921). They had three children: Dora Delphina Hack Ripper (1865–1918), William Dunhain Hack (1869–1948), and Lenora Grace Hack Chastene (1875–1910). At his death, only his son and daughter-in-law survived him.[7]

See also

• Siege of Vicksburg
• 47th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• List of Medal of Honor recipients
• List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: G–L

Notes

1. "John Hack (1842 - 1933) - Find A Grave Memorial". Find A Grave. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
2. Sightline Media Group (2020).
3. U.S. War Department (1915), p. 5.
4. CMOHS (2014).
5. VCOnline (2020).
6. Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs (1968), p. 105.
7. Find a Grave (2020).

References

• Brown, Theodore F. (1909). Marching Through Georgia with Sherman from Atlanta to the Sea: Address Delivered at the Twenty-Third Annual Reunion of the Forty-Seventh Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry at Geo. H. Thomas Post Hall, Cincinnati September 28, 1909. West Alexandria, OH: Louis Mund. hdl:2027/mdp.39015065336573. OCLC 301205250.
• Foraker, J. B.; Axline, H. A.; Robinson, J. S. (1886). Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War on the Rebellion, 1861–1865;. Three Year's Service - 37th-53rd Regiments-Infantry. IV. Akron, OH: Werner Co. OCLC 1744402.
• Mitchell, Joseph B.; Otis, James (1968). The Badge of Gallantry; Recollections of Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor winners. New York: Macmillan. p. 194. hdl:2027/mdp.39015005683266. OCLC 560289389.
• Reid, Whitelaw (1868). Ohio in the War : Her Statesmen, Her Generals, and Soldiers. Cincinnati, OH: Moore, Wilstach, & Baldwin. ISBN 9781154801965. OCLC 00444862.
• Saunier, Joseph A (1903). A History of the Forty-Seventh Regiment, Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry: Second Brigade, Second Division, Fifteenth Army Corps, Army of Tennessee. Hillsboro, OH: Press of the Lyle Printing Company.
• 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.
• U.S. War Department (1915). Medals of honor issued by the War department from September 1, 1904, to June 30, 1915. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. OCLC 1049613274.
• The Werner Company (1896). The Story of American Heroism: Thrilling Narratives of Personal Adventures During the Great Civil War as Told by the Medal Winners and Roll of Honor Men. New York, NY: The Werner Company. p. 798. OCLC 1085307831.
• "Hall of Valor: The Military Medals Database". The Hall of Valor Project. Sightline Media Group. 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
• "MOHs - victoriacross". THE COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO THE VICTORIA & GEORGE CROSS. VCOnline. 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
• "CMOHS.org - Official Website of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society". Congressional Medal of Honor Society. CMOHS. 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
• "Home - The National Medal of Honor Museum The National Medal of Honor Museum". The National Medal of Honor Museum. The National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation. 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
• "John Hack (1842-1933) - Find A Grave Memorial". Find A Grave. Find a Grave. 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.

External links

• Civil War Index: 47th Ohio Infantry Soldier Roster
• Civil War Index: 47th Ohio Infantry in the American Civil War
• "John Hack". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. Retrieved 2008-04-16.