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{{Short description|Medal of Honor recipient (1844–1910)}}
{{Infobox military person
|name          = Joseph Kimball
|image         = US-MOH-1862.png
|caption       = Civil War era Army Medal of Honor
|birth_date    = October 6, 1844
|death_date    = May 1, 1910
|birth_place   = [[Littleton, New Hampshire]]
|death_place   = [[Peoria State Hospital]]<br/>[[Bartonville, Illinois]]
|placeofburial = [[Evergreen Cemetery (Bloomington, Illinois)]]
|allegiance    ={{flag|United States of America|1861}}
|branch        ={{army|USA}}
|serviceyears  =
|rank          = [[Private (rank)|Private]]
|unit          = {{Flagicon|West Virginia}} Company B, 2nd West Virginia Cavalry
|battles       = [[Battle of Sailor's Creek]]<br />[[American Civil War]]
|awards        = {{Flagicon image|Medal of Honor ribbon.svg}} [[Medal of Honor]]
}}
'''Joseph A. Kimball''' (October 6, 1844 &ndash; May 1, 1910) was an American soldier who fought in the [[American Civil War]]. Kimball received his country's highest award for bravery during combat, the [[Medal of Honor]].<ref name="Projects">{{cite web|url=https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/2068 |title=Joseph Kimball |access-date=July 4, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714110243/http://projects.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=2068 |archive-date=July 14, 2014 }}</ref> Kimball's medal was won for his capturing the flag of the Confederate 6th North Carolina Infantry at the [[Battle of Sailor's Creek]] in [[Virginia]] on April 6, 1865.<ref name="Projects"/> He was honored with the award on May 3, 1865.<ref name="History">{{cite web|url=http://www.history.army.mil/moh/civilwar_gl.html#KIMBALL|title=Civil War (G-L) Medal of Honor Recipients|accessdate=July 4, 2014|archive-date=June 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606203802/http://www.history.army.mil/moh/civilwar_gl.html#KIMBALL|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Kimball was born in [[Littleton, New Hampshire]], and entered service in [[Ironton, Ohio]]. He was buried in [[Bloomington, Illinois]].<ref name="Projects"/><ref name="History"/>
==Medal of Honor citation==
Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 2d West Virginia Cavalry. Place and date: At Sailors Creek, Va., 6 April 1865. Entered service at: Ironton, Ohio. Birth: Littleton, N.H. Date of issue: 3 May 1865.
'''Kimball's's official Medal of Honor citation reads:'''
{{quotation|The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Joseph Kimball, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 6 April 1865, while serving with Company B, 2d West Virginia Cavalry, in action at Deatonsville (Sailor's Creek), Virginia, for capture of flag of 6th North Carolina Infantry (Confederate States of America).<ref name="Projects"/>}}
==See also==
*[[List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: G–L]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*{{Find a Grave|29025408}}
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