Ebenezer Skellie - Mina Cemetery; Chautauqua County, NY
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A brief history of a US Civil War Medal of Honor recipient at the entrance to his final resting place.
Waymark Code: WMHKBQ
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 07/19/2013
Views: 7
At the main entrance to Mina Cemetery, a marker indicates Medal of Honor reciepient Ebenezer Skellie is buried within the cemetery.
The marker reads as follows:
EBENEZER SKELLIE
Corporal Co. D 112 NY Infantry
Congressional Medal of Honor
Awarded 29 September 1864 for
Battle of New Market Heights,
Chapins Farm, Virginia
Buried Mina Cemetery.
Town of Mina
Marker Name: Ebenezer Skelle
Marker Type: Roadside
Agency: Town of Mina
Dedication Date: 1900
City/Town/Village Name: Mina, NY
County: Chautauqua
Region: Chautauqua-Allegheny (Region 1)
Website: [Web Link]
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