Corporal James K. Merrifield - St.. Louis, MO
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
N 38° 41.209 W 090° 19.115
15S E 733227 N 4285435
Civil War, US Army Infantry Medal of Honor recipient buried in Valhalla Cemetery in Hanley Hills in St Louis county.
Waymark Code: WM8C3
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 03/04/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member Team Troglodyte
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Corporal James K. Merrifield

Rank and organization: Corporal, Company C, 88th Illinois Infantry.

Place and date: At Franklin, Tenn., 30 November 1864.

Entered service at: Manlius, Bureau County, Ill.

Birth: Pennsylvania, 20 Aug 1844

Date of Death: 7 September 1916

Date of issue: 28 March 1896.

Citation: Captured 2 battle flags from the enemy and returned with them to his own lines.

Armed Service: Army
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