Howell Gilliam Trogden-Los Angeles, CA
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Don.Morfe
N 34° 01.494 W 118° 10.458
11S E 391584 N 3765538
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Vicksburg, MS on May 22, 1863. He is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA in Section B, Lot 368, Grave 7.
Waymark Code: WM10TC0
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 06/21/2019
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He was born on October 24, 1840 in Cedar Falls NC and died on December 2, 1910 in Los Angeles, CA. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: TROGDEN, HOWELL G.
• Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 8th Missouri Infantry
• Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863
• Entered service at: St. Louis, Mo.
• Date of issue: 3 August 1894
Citation: Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party." He carried his regiment's flag and tried to borrow a gun to defend it.
Armed Service: Army
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