{{Short description|American soldier (1844–1937)}} {{Infobox military person |name = Trustrim Connell |image = |birth_date = {{birth date|1844|05|12}} |death_date = {{death date and age|1937|03|17|1844|05|12}} |birth_place = Lancaster, Pennsylvania |death_place = Los Angeles, California |burial_place = Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery |allegiance = {{flag|United States of America|1861}} |branch = {{army|USA}} |service_years = |rank = Corporal |unit = {{Flagicon|Pennsylvania}} 138th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry - Company I |battles = Battle of Sayler's Creek |awards = {{Flagicon image|Medal of Honor ribbon.svg}} Medal of Honor }}
Corporal '''Trustrim Connell''' (May 12, 1844 to February 17, 1937) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Connell received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of Sayler's Creek in Virginia on 6 April 1865. He was honored with the award on 10 May 1865.<ref name="History">{{Cite web |url=http://www.history.army.mil/moh/civilwar_af.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130926065037/http://www.history.army.mil/moh/civilwar_af.html#BOQUET |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 26, 2013 |title=Civil War (A-L) Medal of Honor Recipients |accessdate=24 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="Projects">{{Cite web |url=https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/3059 |title=Trustrim Connell |access-date=24 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="Valor">{{Cite web |url=https://valor.defense.gov/Recipients/Army-Medal-of-Honor-Recipients/ |title=U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients |access-date=24 November 2013}}</ref>
==Biography== Connell was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on 12 May 1844. He enlisted into the 138th Pennsylvania Infantry. He died on 17 February 1937, and his remains are interred at the Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery in Los Angeles.
==Medal of Honor citation== [[File:Phoenix-Wells Fargo Museum-Trustrim Connell-1.jpg|250px|thumb|Medal of Honor display dedicated to Trustrim Connell in the Wells Fargo Museum in Phoenix, Arizona.]] {{quotation|Capture of enemy flag.<ref name="History"/><ref name="Projects"/>}}
==See also== {{Portal|Biography|American Civil War}} *List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: A–F
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Connell, Trustrim}} Category:1844 births Category:1937 deaths Category:People of Pennsylvania in the American Civil War Category:Union army officers Category:United States Army Medal of Honor recipients Category:American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor Category:People from Lancaster, Pennsylvania Category:Burials at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery