Edward C. Sharpless-Mountainair, NM
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Don.Morfe
N 34° 30.966 W 106° 16.626
13S E 382777 N 3820122
Indian Campaigns Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Upper Washita, TX on September 9-11, 1874. He is buried in Mountainair Cemetery, Mountainair, NM.
Waymark Code: WMYFT1
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 06/11/2018
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He was born on August 20, 1853 in Marion County, OH and died on January 12, 1934 in Mountainair, NM. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: SHARPLESS, EDWARD C.
• Rank and organization: Corporal, Company H, 6th U.S. Cavalry
• Place and date: At Upper Washita, Tex., 9-11 September 1874
• Date of issue: 23 April 1875
Citation: While carrying dispatches was attacked by 125 hostile Indians, whom he (and a comrade) fought throughout the day.
Armed Service: Army
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