Andrew Jackson Tozier-Litchfield, ME
Posted by: Don.Morfe
N 44° 09.162 W 069° 56.496
19T E 424701 N 4889264
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Gettysburg, PA on July 2, 1863. He is buried in Litchfield Plains Cemetery, Litchfield, ME.
Waymark Code: WM10R91
Location: Maine, United States
Date Posted: 06/15/2019
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He was born on February 11, 1838 in Monmouth, ME and died on March 28, 1910 in Litchfield, ME. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: TOZIER, ANDREW J.
• Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company I, 20th Maine Infantry
• Place and date: At Gettysburg, Pa., 2 July 1863
• Entered service at: Plymouth, Maine
• Date of issue: 13 August 1898
Citation: At the crisis of the engagement this soldier, a color bearer, stood alone in an advanced position, the regiment having been borne back, and defended his colors with musket and ammunition picked up at his feet.
Armed Service: Army
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