Ambrose Porter-Rock Port, MO
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Don.Morfe
N 40° 24.378 W 095° 31.266
15T E 286069 N 4475906
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Tallahatchie River, MS on August 7, 1864. He is buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Rock Port, MO.
Waymark Code: WM106FP
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 03/07/2019
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He was born on February 2, 1839 in Allegany County, MD and died on January 21, 1916 in Phelps, City, MO. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: PORTER, AMBROSE
• Rank and organization: Commissary Sergeant, Company D, 12th Missouri Cavalry
• Place and date: At Tallahatchie River, Miss., 7 August 1864
• Entered service at: Rockport, Atchison County, Mo.
• Date of issue: 24 August 1905
Citation: Was 1 of 4 volunteers who swam the river under a brisk fire of the enemy's sharpshooters and brought over a ferry boat by means of which the troops crossed and dislodged the enemy from a strong position.
Armed Service: Army
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