Anthony Taylor-Philadelphia, PA
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Don.Morfe
N 40° 00.234 W 075° 10.944
18T E 484431 N 4428206
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Chickamauga, GA on September 20, 1863. He is buried in Saint James the Less Episcopal Churchyard in Lot 345.
Waymark Code: WM10N5W
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 05/31/2019
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He was born on October 11, 1837 in Burlington, NJ and died on May 21, 1894 in Philadelphia, PA. He attained the rank of Captain in the U.S. Army. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: TAYLOR, ANTHONY
• Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, Company A, 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry
• Place and date: At Chickamauga, Ga., 20 September 1863
• Entered service at: Philadelphia, Pa.
• Date of issue: 4 December 1893
Citation: Held out to the last with a small force against the advance of superior numbers of the enemy.
Armed Service: Army
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