Robert Wright-Paterson, NJ
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Don.Morfe
N 40° 53.766 W 074° 08.040
18T E 572946 N 4527584
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Chapel House Farm, VA on October 1, 1864. He is buried in Cedar Lawn Cemetery, Paterson, NJ in Section 13, Block A, Lot 419.
Waymark Code: WM1156D
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 08/17/2019
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He was born in 1830 in Ireland and died on October 22, 1885. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: WRIGHT, ROBERT
• Rank and organization: Private, Company G, 14th U.S. Infantry
• Place and date: At Chapel House, Farm, Va., 1 October 1864
• Entered service at: Woodstock, Conn.
• Date of issue: 25 November 1869
Citation: Gallantry in action.
Armed Service: Army
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