Valentine Rossbach AKA Valentine Rossback-Brooklyn, NY
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Don.Morfe
N 40° 41.256 W 073° 52.968
18T E 594401 N 4504678
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Spotsylvania, VA on May 12, 1864. He is buried in Cypress Hills National Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY in Section 2, Site 5427.
Waymark Code: WM10ATV
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 04/03/2019
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His Medal of Honor citation spells his last name as Rossbach. His grave marker spells his last name as Rossback. He was born in 1842 in Germany and died on February 20, 1897 in Flushing, NY. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: ROSSBACH, VALENTINE
• Rank and organization: Sergeant, 34th New York Battery.
• Place and date: At Spotsylvania, Va., 12 May 1864
• Date of issue: 10 July 1896
Citation: Encouraged his cannoneers to hold a very dangerous position, and when all depended on several good shots it was from his piece that the most effective were delivered, causing the enemy's fire to cease and thereby relieving the critical position of the Federal troops.
Armed Service: Army
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