Clinton Greaves-Columbus, OH
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Don.Morfe
N 39° 56.358 W 083° 02.172
17S E 326030 N 4423005
Indian Campaigns Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Florida Mountains, NM on January 24, 1877. He is buried in Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, OH in Section 27, Lot 88.
Waymark Code: WMY968
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 05/13/2018
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He was born on August 12, 1855 in Madison, County, VA and died on August 18, 1906 in Columbus, OH. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: GREAVES, CLINTON
• Rank and organization: Corporal, Company C, 9th U.S. Cavalry
• Place and date: At Florida Mountains, N. Mex., 24 January 1877
• Entered service at: Prince Georges County, Md.
• Date of issue: 26 June 1879
Citation: While part of a small detachment to persuade a band of renegade Apache Indians to surrender, his group was surrounded. Cpl. Greaves in the center of the savage hand-to-hand fighting, managed to shoot and bash a gap through the swarming Apaches, permitting his companions to break free.
Armed Service: Army
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