SGT John Kiggins, Bath Nat'l Cemetery
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member garmin_geek
N 42° 20.933 W 077° 21.072
18T E 306341 N 4691191
One of five Medal of Honor recipients buried in the beautiful Bath, NY, National Cemetery. Section H, Row 32, Plot 9.
Waymark Code: WM9985
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 07/17/2010
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"Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company D, 149th New York Infantry. Place and date: At Lookout Mountain, Tenn., 24 November 1863. Entered service at: Syracuse, N.Y. Birth: Syracuse, N.Y. Date of issue: 12 January 1892.

Citation: Waved the colors to save the lives of the men who were being fired upon by their own batteries, and thereby drew upon himself a concentrated fire from the enemy." Link

Armed Service: Army
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