James Calvin Summers-Elkview, WV
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Don.Morfe
N 38° 26.628 W 081° 28.986
17S E 457841 N 4255167
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Vicksburg, MS on May 22, 1863. He is buried in Summers Family Cemetery, Elkview, WV located on private property at 746 View Drive.
Waymark Code: WM10KYF
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 05/25/2019
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He was born on February 14, 1838 in Kanawha County, WV and died on May 9, 1927 in Elkview, WV. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: SUMMERS, JAMES C.
• Rank and organization: Private, Company H, 4th West Virginia Infantry
• Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1 863
• Entered service at: Kanawha County, W. Va.
• Date of issue: 25 February 1895
Citation: Gallantry in charge of the "volunteer storming party."
Armed Service: Army
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