Louis Jeanottelle Sacriste-Hillside, IL
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Don.Morfe
N 41° 52.092 W 087° 54.468
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Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Chancellorsville, VA on May 3, 1863 and at Auburn, VA on October 14, 1863. He is buried in Mount Carmel Cemetery, Hillside, IL in Section D, Block 5, Lot 8.
Waymark Code: WM10BZE
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 04/10/2019
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He was born on June 15, 1843 in Wilmington, DE and died on August 18, 1904 in La Grange, IL. He attained the rank of Brevet Major in the Union Army. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: SACRISTE, LOUIS J.
• Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, Company D, 116th Pennsylvania Infantry
• Place and date: At Chancellorsville, Va., 3 May 1863. At Auburn, Va., 14 October 1863
• Entered service at: Philadelphia, Pa.
• Date of issue: 3I January 1889
Citation: Saved from capture a gun of the 5th Maine Battery. Voluntarily carried orders which resulted in saving from destruction or capture the picket line of the 1st Division, 2d Army Corps.
Armed Service: Army
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