Alexander Stewart Webb-West Point, NY
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Don.Morfe
N 41° 23.976 W 073° 58.032
18T E 586333 N 4583632
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Gettysburg, PA on July 3, 1863. He is buried in U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery in Section 21, Row C, Grave 32.
Waymark Code: WM10XB8
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 07/05/2019
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He was born on February 15, 1835 in Manhattan, NY and died on February 12, 1911 in Bronx, NY. He attained the rank of Major General in the U.S. Army. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: WEBB, ALEXANDER S.
• Rank and organization: Brigadier General, U.S. Volunteers
• Place and date: At Gettysburg, Pa., 3 July 1863
• Entered service at: New York, N.Y.
• Date of issue: 28 September 1891
Citation: Distinguished personal gallantry in leading his men forward at a critical period in the contest.
Armed Service: Army
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