Albert Oss
Born	1818 Belgium
Died	December 18 1898 (aged 79–80) New Jersey
Place of burial	Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, East Orange, New Jersey
Allegiance	United States of America Union
Service / branch	Union Army
Years of service	1862 - 1865
Rank	Private
Unit	Company B, 11th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Battles / wars	American Civil War
Awards	Medal of Honor

Albert Oss (1818 – December 18, 1898) was a soldier in the Union Army during the American Civil War who received the Medal of Honor. He served in the 11th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry Regiment.

Albert Oss was born in 1818 and immigrated to the United States from Belgium. He joined the 11th New Jersey Infantry from Newark, New Jersey in July 1862, and mustered out with the regiment in June 1865.^[1]

Oss died on December 18, 1898. He is buried in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, East Orange, New Jersey and his grave can be found in Section H, Soldiers' Plot, Lot 137, Grave 4.

Rank and Organization:

Private, Company B, 11th New Jersey Infantry. Place and Date: At Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863. Entered Service At: Newark, N.J. Birth: Belgium. Date of Issue: May 6, 1892.

Citation:

Remained in the rifle pits after the others had retreated, firing constantly, and contesting the ground step by step.^[2][3]

• List of Medal of Honor recipients
• List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: M–P

• "Civil War (M-Z); Oss, Albert entry". Medal of Honor recipients. United States Army Center of Military History. August 3, 2009. Archived from the original on 7 July 2010. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
• "Albert Oss". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. Retrieved 2007-11-08.

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