James Jardine-Sandusky, OH
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Don.Morfe
N 41° 25.116 W 082° 41.322
17T E 358877 N 4586603
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Vicksburg, MS on May 22, 1863. He is buried in Ohio Veterans Home Cemetery, Sandusky, OH in Section F, Row 11, Grave 26.
Waymark Code: WMZB6Y
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 10/12/2018
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He was born on April 16, 1837 in Helensburgh, Scotland and died on December 6, 1922 in Erie County, OH. He attained the rank of First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: JARDINE, JAMES
• Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company F, 54th Ohio Infantry
• Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863
• Entered service at: Hamilton County, Ohio
• Date of issue: 5 April 1894
Citation: Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."
Armed Service: Army
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