Albert O’Connor-Orting, WA
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Don.Morfe
N 47° 04.854 W 122° 13.542
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Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Gravelly Run, VA on March 31 and April 1, 1865. He is buried in Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery, Orting, WA in Section 4, Row L, Grave 5.
Waymark Code: WM100WP
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 02/04/2019
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He was born on July 15, 1843 in East Hereford, Quebec, Canada and died on April 3, 1928 in Orting, WA. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: O'CONNOR, ALBERT
• Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company A, 7th Wisconsin Infantry
• Place and date: At Gravelly Run, Va., 31 March and 1 April 1865
• Entered service at: West Point Township, Columbia County, Wis.
• Date of issue: Unknown
Citation: On 31 March 1865, with a comrade, recaptured a Union officer from a detachment of 9 Confederates, capturing 3 of the detachment and dispersing the remainder, and on 1 April 1865, seized a stand of Confederate colors, killing a Confederate officer in a hand-to-hand contest over the colors and retaining the colors until surrounded by Confederates and compelled to relinquish them.
Armed Service: Army
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