Ernest R. Torgler-Toledo, OH
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Don.Morfe
N 41° 40.824 W 083° 34.926
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Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Ezra Chapel, GA on July 28, 1864. He is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Toledo, OH in Section 28, Lot 55.
Waymark Code: WM10R8X
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 06/15/2019
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He was born on March 29, 1840 in Mecklenburg, Germany and died on August 3, 1923 in Toledo, OH. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: TORGLER, ERNST
• Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company G, 37th Ohio Infantry
• Place and date: At Ezra Chapel, Ga., 28 July 1864
• Date of issue: 10 May 1894
Citation: At great hazard of his life he saved his commanding officer, then badly wounded, from capture.
Armed Service: Army
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