James Hill-Cascade, IA
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Don.Morfe
N 42° 17.850 W 091° 01.416
15T E 662919 N 4684699
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Champion Hill, MS on May 16, 1863. He is buried in Cascade Community Cemetery, Cascade, IA.
Waymark Code: WMZ6Y5
Location: Iowa, United States
Date Posted: 09/20/2018
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He was born on December 6, 1822 in England and died on September 22, 1899 in Cascade, IA. He was reassigned as Chaplin. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: HILL, JAMES
• Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, Company I, 21st Iowa Infantry
• Place and date: At Champion Hill, Miss., 16 May 1863
• Entered service at: Cascade, Iowa
• Date of issue: 15 March 1893
Citation: By skillful and brave management captured 3 of the enemy's pickets.
Armed Service: Army
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