Lester Goodel Hack-Ticonderoga, NY
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Don.Morfe
N 43° 51.390 W 073° 25.302
18T E 626844 N 4857145
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Petersburg, VA on April 2, 1865. He is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Ticonderoga, NY.
Waymark Code: WMZ4J7
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 09/08/2018
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He was born on January 18, 1844 in Cadwell, NY and died on April 24, 1928 in Copenhagen, NY. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: HACK, LESTER G.
• Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company F, 5th Vermont Infantry
• Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 2 April 1865
• Entered service at: Salisbury, Vt.
• Date of issue: 10 May 1865
Citation: Capture of flag of 23d Tennessee Infantry (C.S.A.) with several of the enemy.
Armed Service: Army
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