George Grant-Stockville, NE
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Don.Morfe
N 40° 32.946 W 100° 24.108
14T E 381304 N 4489648
Indian Campaigns Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Fort Phil Kearny to Fort C.F. Smith, Dakota Territory in February 1867. He is buried in Arbor Cemetery, Stockville, NE in Block 50.
Waymark Code: WMY967
Location: Nebraska, United States
Date Posted: 05/13/2018
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He was born in 1854 in Raleigh, TN and died on September 1, 1876. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: GRANT, GEORGE
• Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company E, 18th U.S. Infantry
• Place and date: At Fort Phil Kearny to Fort C. F. Smith, Dakota Territory, February 1867.
• Date of issue: 6 May 1871
Citation: Bravery, energy, and perseverance, involving much suffering and privation through attacks by hostile Indians, deep snows, etc., while voluntarily carrying dispatches.
Armed Service: Army
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