Theodore S. Peck-Burlington, VT
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Don.Morfe
N 44° 29.466 W 073° 14.040
18T E 640414 N 4927937
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Newport Barracks, NC on February 2, 1864. He is buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Burlington, VT in the Pine Grove I Section, Lot 6.
Waymark Code: WM104HE
Location: Vermont, United States
Date Posted: 02/24/2019
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He was born on March 22, 1843 in Burlington, VT and died on March 15, 1918 in Burlington, VT. He attained the rank of Brevet Major General in the Union Army. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: PECK, THEODORE S.
• Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, Company H, 9th Vermont Infantry
• Place and date: At Newport Barracks, N.C., 2 February 1864
• Entered service at: Burlington, Vt.
• Date of issue: 8 September 1891
Citation: By long and persistent resistance and burning the bridges, kept a superior force of the enemy at bay and covered the retreat of the garrison.
Armed Service: Army
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