Nicholas Fox-Rye Brook, NY
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Don.Morfe
N 40° 59.754 W 073° 40.980
18T E 610769 N 4539137
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Port Hudson, LA on June 14, 1863. He is buried in Saint Mary’s Cemetery, Rye Brook, NY in Section AA, Range 3.
Waymark Code: WMZ11K
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 08/23/2018
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He was born in 1844 in Greenwich, CT and died on October 2, 1929 in Port Chester, NY. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: FOX, NICHOLAS
• Rank and organization: Private, Company H, 28th Connecticut Infantry
• Place and date: At Port Hudson, La., 14 June 1863
• Entered service at: Greenwich, Conn.
• Date of issue: 1 April 1898
Citation: Made 2 trips across an open space, in the face of the enemy's concentrated fire, and secured water for the sick and wounded.
Armed Service: Army
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