Josiah O. Livingston-Calais, VT
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Don.Morfe
N 44° 22.662 W 072° 29.154
18T E 700284 N 4916898
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Newport Barracks, NC on February 2, 1864. He is buried in Robinson Cemetery, Calais, VT
Waymark Code: WMZGRQ
Location: Vermont, United States
Date Posted: 11/10/2018
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He was born on February 3, 1837 in Walden, VT and died on July 23, 1917 in Bennington, VT. He attained the rank of Captain in the U.S. Army. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: LIVINGSTON, JOSIAH O.
• Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, and Adjutant, 9th Vermont Infantry
• Place and date: At Newport Barracks, N.C., 2 February 1864
• Entered service at: Marshfield, Vt.
• Date of issue: 8 September 1891
Citation: When, after desperate res1stance, the small garrison had been driven back to the river by a vastly superior force, this officer, while a small force held back the enemy, personally fired the railroad bridge, and, although wounded himself, ass1sted a wounded officer over the burning structure.
Armed Service: Army
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