Benona Sprague-Saybrook, IL
Posted by: Don.Morfe
N 40° 24.852 W 088° 31.614
16T E 370452 N 4474850
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Vicksburg, MS on May 22, 1863. He is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Saybrook, IL.
Waymark Code: WM10JRQ
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 05/17/2019
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He was born on February 15, 1833 in Onondaga County, NY and died on June 19, 1908 in Saybrook, IL. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: SPRAGUE, BENONA
• Rank and organization: Corporal, Company F, 116th Illinois Infantry
• Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863
• Entered service at: Chencys Grove, Ill.
• Date of issue: 10 July 1894
Citation: Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party. "
Armed Service: Army
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