Platt Pearsall-Doe Run, MO
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Don.Morfe
N 37° 44.544 W 090° 29.220
15S E 721422 N 4180207
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Vicksburg, MS on May 22, 1863. He is buried in Pendleton Cemetery, Doe Run, MO.
Waymark Code: WM104H5
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 02/24/2019
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He was born on December 27, 1841 in Megs County, OH and died on June 18, 1931 in Farmington, MO. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: PEARSALL, PLATT
• Rank and organization: Corporal, Company C, 30th Ohio Infantry
• Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863
• Date of issue: 14 August 1894
Citation: Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."
Armed Service: Army
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