Levi Shoemaker-Morgantown, WV
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Don.Morfe
N 39° 36.750 W 079° 56.994
17S E 590141 N 4385276
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Nineveh, VA on November 12, 1864. He is buried in East Oak Grove Cemetery, Morgantown, WV in Section B, Lot 62.
Waymark Code: WM10GE5
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 05/04/2019
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He was born on June 25, 1840 in Hilderbrand, WV and died on April 3, 1917 in Clarksburg, WV. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: SHOEMAKER, LEVI
• Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company A, 1st West Virginia Cavalry
• Place and date: At Nineveh, Va., 12 November 1864
• Date of issue: 26 November 1864
Citation: Capture of flag of 22d Virginia Cavalry (C.S.A.).
Armed Service: Army
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