Sgt. Levi B. Gaylord - Cohasset, MA
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N 42° 14.809 W 070° 48.503
19T E 350811 N 4678763
Central Cemetery, N. Main Street, Cohasset, MA.
Waymark Code: WM102
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 09/07/2005
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Birth: Sep. 23, 1840 Death: Dec. 6, 1900
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. While serving as a Sergeant in Company A, 29th Massachusetts Infantry, he voluntarily assisted in working an abandoned artillery piece, and helped repulse the Confederate attack on Fort Stedman, Va, all while under enemy fire (March 25, 1865). He was awarded the CMOH in 1896 for his bravery.
Armed Service: Army
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