Charles Breyer-Limerick, PA
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Don.Morfe
N 40° 14.172 W 075° 32.322
18T E 454175 N 4454112
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Rappahannock Station, VA on August 23, 1862. He is buried in Limerick Church Burial Ground, Limerick, PA in Section 5, Lot 10.
Waymark Code: WMYQH8
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 07/11/2018
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He was born on June 19, 1844 in England and died on September 9, 1914 in Pottstown, PA. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: BREYER, CHARLES
• Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company I, 90th Pennsylvania Infantry
• Place and date: At Rappahannock Station, Va., 23 August 1862
• Entered service at: Philadelphia, Pa.
• Date of issue: 8 July 1896
Citation: Voluntarily, and at great personal risk, picked up an unexploded shell and threw it away, thus doubtless saving the life of a comrade whose arm had been taken off by the same shell.
Armed Service: Army
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