Albert Power-Bloomfield, IA
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Don.Morfe
N 40° 45.720 W 092° 24.786
15T E 549536 N 4512503
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Pea Ridge, AR on March 7, 1862. He is buried in Bloomfield IOOF (Odd Fellows) Cemetery, Bloomfield, IA in Old Section, Lot 449.
Waymark Code: WM10727
Location: Iowa, United States
Date Posted: 03/11/2019
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He was born on June 18, 1842 Liberty, OH and died on April 26, 1923 in Blomfield, IA. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: POWER, ALBERT
• Rank and organization: Private, Company A, 3d Iowa Cavalry
• Place and date: At Pea Ridge, Ark., 7 March 1862
• Entered service at: Davis County, Iowa
• Date of issue: 6 March 1899
Citation: Under a heavy fire and at great personal risk went to the aid of a dismounted comrade who was surrounded by the enemy, took him up on his own horse, and carried him to a place of safety.
Armed Service: Army
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