branch death_date allegiance birth_date honorific_prefix laterwork commands death_place battles placeofburial spouse rank image battles_label name caption birth_place unit awards nickname article_title
united states 28 july 1918 united states united states 09 june 1834 general southern new england telephone company company d , 59th new york volunteer infantry e , 82nd new york volunteer infantry company new haven , ct battle run battle of antietam of boydton plank road battle of first bull evergreen cemetery , new haven , ct maria elanora dickerson major general major general andrew embler.jpg american civil war andrew h. embler major andrew embler in 1914 montgomery , ny company e , 82nd new york volunteer infantry company d , h 59th new york volunteer infantry , 71st new york state militia company medal of honor ribbon.svg medal of honor `` the general '' andrew h. embler

andrew h. embler

andrew henry embler , born in montgomery , new york on june 29 , 1834 , was an officer in the union army during the american civil war .
he received the country 's highest award for braver during combat , the medal of honor , for his action during the battle of boydton plank road in virginia on october 27 , 1864 .
he would later serve as the connecticut adjutant general for two years .
