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(Section Q, Row 7, Grave 24):
2nd Lieutenant, then Sergeant,
Company I,
8th Vermont Infantry. Enlistment Dates: November 20, 1861-June
18, 1865. Awarded the Medal of Honor for military action at Winchester,
Virginia on September 19, 1864. He and one comrad twice crossed
open fields with raking enemy fire and returned with ammunition.
He was born
August 29, 1844 at Jamaica, Vermont and died July 2, 1911.
(Section O-Q, Row A,
Grave 9): Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps. Enlistment Dates: August
10, 1896-August 11, 1901. Awarded the Medal of Honor for military
action on board the U.S.S. Nashville during the operation of
cutting the cable leading from Cienfugos, Cuba on May 11, 1898
during the Spanish American War. Facing heavy enemy gunfire,
he set an example of extraordinary courage and behavior. He was
born October 6, 1873 in New Jersey and died January 5, 1912.
(Section N, Row
20, Grave 47): Sergeant, U.S. Army. Enlistment Dates:
June 15, 1861-August 11, 1865--Co. A, 47th Ohio Volunteer
Infantry; November 29, 1867-
November 29, 1872--Co. M, 7th Regiment, U.S. Cavalry; December
18, 1872-December 18, 1877--
Co. H, 7th Regiment, U.S. Cavalry. Awarded the Medal of Honor
for military action at the Battle of Little Big Horn on June
25, 1876. With three comrads he held his position and secured
water for the Command. He was born in 1843 in Cincinnati,
Ohio and died January 23, 1904.
(Section 1, Row
19, Grave 58): Seaman, then Captain of Top, U.S. Navy.
Enlistment Dates: December
18, 1861-January 1, 1865. Awarded the Medal of Honor for
action on board the U.S.S. Richmond at Mobile Bay, Alabama
on August 5, 1864. During a furious two hour battle and
despite heavy damage to his ship and the loss of several
men, he continued to fire
his gun causing heavy damage to Ft. Morgan and the subsequent
surrender of the U.S.S. Tennessee. He was born February 5,
1835 in Boston, Massachusetts and died August 3, 1914.
(Section R, Row 9, Grave
14): Private, Company B, 37th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.
Enlistment Dates: August 11, 1862-June 21, 1865. Awarded the
Medal of Honor for capturing the enemy's flag at Sayler's Creek,
Virginia on April 6, 1865. He was born January 17, 1843 in North
Blandford, Massachusetts and died April 10, 1938.
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