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 Louis G. Chaput-Montreal, Canada Posted by:  Don.Morfe
N 45° 30.104 W 073° 36.742
18T E 608407 N 5039625
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action on board the USS Lackawanna during the attacks at Fort Morgan, AL on August 5, 1864. He is buried in Notre Dame Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada in Section B, Lot 2116.
Waymark Code: WM1171Y
Location: Québec, Canada
Date Posted: 08/28/2019
Views: 12
He was born in 1845 in Montreal, Quebec and died on April 17, 1916 in Montreal, Quebec. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: He served in the Union Navy as a Landsman. He entered the service at New York, New York. His CMOH General Order Number was 45, dated December 31, 1864. He died in Montreal, Canada. His citation reads "On board the USS Lackawanna during the successful attacks against Fort Morgan, rebel gunboats, and the ram Tennesssee in Mobile Bay, on 5 August 1864. Severely wounded, Chaput remained at his gun until relieved, reported to the surgeon, and returned to his gun until the action was over. He was then carried below following the action, which resulted in the capture of the prize ram Tennessee and in the destruction of batteries at Fort Morgan."
Photo by Victor Vilionis and posted on findagrave.com.
*SPECIAL EXCEPTION WAYMARK* This category made the decision to approve this waymark based on the research and partnerships between the submitter, Don.Morfe, and individuals who gave permission for their photos of Medal of Honor resting places to be used in this community. Although the vision and philosophy of the Waymarking body is to promote in-person visits and photo documentation, special circumstances can be made on a case-by-case basis such as this submission. We appreciate the fact that Don.Morfe spent over 20 years visiting more than 2,900 Medal of Honor resting places and has documented them in this category with personal photos the past 18 months. He recently took it upon himself to document many more Medal of Honor resting places around the world that he could not visit in person. He reached out to individuals on FindaGrave.com and elsewhere and received permission to use their photos, created write-ups and submitted them here for approval. A compromise was made to allow his submissions here in order to gain a sense of appreciation to those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms. Thank you, Don, for your tireless efforts and contributions to this category and to the Waymarking community!
Armed Service: Navy
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