Edward Martin Knox-Bronx, NY
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Don.Morfe
N 40° 53.340 W 073° 52.230
18T E 595152 N 4527049
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Gettysburg, PA on July 2, 1863. He is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, NY in Lawn Plot Section 58, Lot 6141.
Waymark Code: WMZE2A
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 10/27/2018
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He was born on February 12, 1842 in Manhattan, NY and died on March 28, 1916 in Manhattan, NY. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: KNOX, EDWARD M.
• Rank and organization: Second Lieutenant, 15th New York Battery
• Place and date: At Gettysburg, Pa., 2 July 1863
• Entered service at: New York, N.Y.
• Date of issue: 18 October 1892
Citation: Held his ground with the battery after the other batteries had fallen back until compelled to draw his piece off by hand; he was severely wounded.
Armed Service: Army
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