John Calvin Matthews-Pittsburgh, PA
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Don.Morfe
N 40° 26.592 W 079° 54.618
17T E 592413 N 4477520
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Petersburg, VA on April 2, 1865. He is buried in Homewood Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PA in Section 3, Lot 179.
Waymark Code: WMZKJC
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 11/24/2018
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He was born in 1846 in Westmoreland County, PA and died on October 24, 1934 in Scott, PA. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: MATTHEWS, JOHN C.
• Rank and organization: Corporal, Company A, 61st Pennsylvania Infantry
• Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 2 April 1865
• Date of issue: 13 February 1891
Citation: Voluntarily took the colors, whose bearer had been disabled, and, although himself severely wounded, carried the same until the enemy's works were taken.
Armed Service: Army
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