Martin E. Scheibner

Martin E. Scheibner (October 13, 1842 – November 29, 1908) was a Russian-born soldier who fought for the Union Army during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for valor.

Biography Scheibner received the Medal of Honor on June 23, 1896, for his actions at the Battle of Mine Run, Virginia, on November 27, 1863, while with Company G of the 90th Pennsylvania Infantry.

Medal of Honor citation

Citation:

The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Martin E. Scheibner, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 27 November 1863, while serving with Company G, 90th Pennsylvania Infantry, in action at Mine Run, Virginia. Private Scheibner voluntarily extinguished the burning fuse of a shell which had been thrown into the lines of the regiment by the enemy.