Wheelock Graves Veazey-Arlington, VA
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Don.Morfe
N 38° 52.812 W 077° 04.326
18S E 320262 N 4305522
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Gettysburg, PA on July 3, 1863. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Section 2, Site 1026.
Waymark Code: WM10TV7
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 06/23/2019
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He was born on December 5, 1835 in Brentwood, NH and died on March 22, 1898 in Washington D.C. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: VEAZEY, WHEELOCK G.
• Rank and organization: Colonel, 16th Vermont Infantry
• Place and date: At Gettysburg, Pa., 3 July 1863
• Entered service at: Springfield, Vt.
• Date of issue: 8 September 1891
Citation: Rapidly assembled his regiment and charged the enemy's flank; charged front under heavy fire, and charged and destroyed a Confederate brigade, all this with new troops in their first battle.
Armed Service: Army
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