Casper R. Carlisle-Mount Lebanon, PA
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Don.Morfe
N 40° 23.166 W 080° 02.508
17T E 581329 N 4471052
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Gettysburg, PA on July 2, 1863 He is buried in Mount Lebanon Cemetery, Mount Lebanon, PA in Section 5.
Waymark Code: WMYT9X
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 07/21/2018
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He was born on October 1841 in Allegheny County, PA and died on April 29, 1908 in Alleghany County, PA. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: CARLISLE, CASPER R.
• Rank and organization: Private, Company F, Independent Pennsylvania Light Artillery
• Place and date: At Gettysburg, Pa., 2 July 1863
• Entered service at: Allegheny County, Pa.
• Date of issue: 21 December 1892
Citation: Saved a gun of his battery under heavy musketry fire, most of the horses being killed and the drivers wounded.
Armed Service: Army
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