Francis Snow Hesseltine, Melrose, MA
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Don.Morfe
N 42° 26.742 W 071° 03.732
19T E 330407 N 4701323
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Matagorda Bay, TX on December 29-30, 1863. He is buried in Wyoming Cemetery, Melrose, MA in Spruce and Wilken Avenues, Lot 617.
Waymark Code: WMZ6H2
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 09/18/2018
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He was born on December 10, 1833 in Bangor, ME and died on February 17, 1916 in Newton, MA. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: HESSELTINE, FRANCIS S.
• Rank and organization: Colonel, 13th Maine Infantry
• Place and date: At Matagorda Bay, Tex., 29-30 December 1863
• Entered service at: Maine
• Date of issue: 2 March 1895
Citation: In command of a detachment of 100 men, conducted a reconnaissance for 2 days, baffling and beating back an attacking force of more than a thousand Confederate cavalry, and regained his transport without loss.
Armed Service: Army
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