Charles Alexander Swan-Mount Pleasant, IA
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Don.Morfe
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Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Selma, AL on April 2, 1865. He is buried in Forest Home Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, IA in Block 17, Lot 22.
Waymark Code: WM10KYR
Location: Iowa, United States
Date Posted: 05/25/2019
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He was born on May 29, 1838 in Greene County, PA and died on January 8, 1914 in Mount Pleasant, IA. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: SWAN, CHARLES A.
• Rank and organization: Private, Company K, 4th Iowa Cavalry
• Place and date: At Selma, Ala., 2 April 1865
• Entered service at: Mt. Pleasant, Iowa
• Date of issue: 17 June 1865
Citation: Capture of flag (supposed to be 11th Mississippi, C.S.A., and bearer.
Armed Service: Army
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