Joseph Sewell Gerrish Sweatt-Medford, MA
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Don.Morfe
N 42° 26.094 W 071° 08.022
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Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Carrsville, VA on May 15, 1863. He is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Medford, MA in Oak Avenue, Lot 55.
Waymark Code: WM10M5A
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 05/26/2019
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He was born on October 23, 1843 in Boscawen, NH and died on February 14, 1914 in East Billerica, MA. He was a POW. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: SWEATT, JOSEPH S. G.
• Rank and organization: Private, Company C, 6th Massachusetts Infantry
• Place and date: At Carrsville, Va., 15 May 1863
• Entered service at: Lowell, Mass.
• Date of issue: 22 March 1892
Citation: When ordered to retreat this soldier turned and rushed back to the front, in the face of heavy fire of the enemy, in an endeavor to rescue his wounded comrades, remaining by them until overpowered and taken prisoner.
Armed Service: Army
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