Edgar Pierpont Putnam-Jamestown, NY
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Don.Morfe
N 42° 06.714 W 079° 14.322
17T E 645613 N 4663701
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Crumps Creek, VA on May 27, 1864. He is buried in Lake View Cemetery, Jamestown, NY in the Highland Section, Lot 86.
Waymark Code: WM107GV
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 03/14/2019
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He was born on May 4, 1844 in Stockton, NY and died on May 20, 1921 in Jamestown, NY. He attained the rank of Brevet Major in the Union Army. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: PUTNAM, EDGAR P.
• Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company D, 9th New York Cavalry
• Place and date: At Crumps Creek, Va., 27 May 1864
• Entered service at: Stockton, N.Y.
• Date of issue: 13 May 1892
Citation: With a small force on a reconnaissance drove off a strong body of the enemy, charged into another force of the enemy's cavalry and stampeded them, taking 27 prisoners.
Armed Service: Army
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