Samuel Cole Wright-Plymouth, MA
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Don.Morfe
N 41° 57.126 W 070° 40.386
19T E 361331 N 4645811
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Antietam, MD on September 17, 1862. He is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Plymouth, MA in Lot 254.
Waymark Code: WM1156J
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 08/17/2019
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He was born on September 7, 1842 in Plympton MA and died on July 6, 1906 in Plympton, MA. He attained the rank of Sergeant. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: WRIGHT, SAMUEL C.
• Rank and organization: Private, Company E, 29th Massachusetts Infantry
• Place and date: At Antietam, Md., 17 September 1862
• Entered service at: Plympton, Mass.
• Date of issue: 29 January 1896
Citation: Voluntarily advanced under a destructive fire and removed a fence which would have impeded a contemplated charge.
Armed Service: Army
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