Winthrop D Putnam-Milwaukee, WI
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Don.Morfe
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Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Vicksburg, MS on May 22, 1863. He is buried in Wood National Cemetery, Milwaukee, WI in Section 16, Grave 109.
Waymark Code: WM107GX
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 03/14/2019
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He was born on September 18, 1837 in Southbridge, MA and died on January 15, 1907 His Medal of Honor information and citation is: PUTNAM, WINTHROP D.
• Rank and organization: Corporal, Company A, 77th Illinois Infantry
• Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863
• Entered service at: Peoria, Ill.
• Date of issue: 4 April 1898
Citation: Carried, with others, by hand, a cannon up to and fired it through an embrasure of the enemy's works.
Armed Service: Army
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