Alexander Shaler-Ridgefield, NJ
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Don.Morfe
N 40° 50.046 W 074° 00.816
18T E 583166 N 4520808
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Marye’s Heights, VA on May 3, 1863. He is buried in Ridgefield Cemetery AKA English Neighborhood Reformed Church Cemetery, Ridgefield NJ.
Waymark Code: WM10F8H
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 04/27/2019
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He was born on March 19, 1827 in Haddam, CT and died on December 28, 1911 in Manhattan, NY. He attained the rank of Brevet Major General in the Union Army.
His Medal of Honor information and citation is: SHALER, ALEXANDER
• Rank and organization: Colonel, 65th New York Infantry
• Place and date: At Marye's Heights, Va., 3 May 1863
• Entered service at: New York, N.Y.
• Date of issue 25 November 1893
Citation: At a most critical moment, the head of the charging column being about to be crushed by the severe fire of the enemy's artillery and infantry, he pushed forward with a supporting column, pierced the enemy's works, and turned their flank.
Armed Service: Army
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