- Charles Marquette
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Charles Marquette Born February 9, 1845
Lebanon County, PennsylvaniaDied November 25, 1907 (aged 62)Allegiance United States of America Service/branch United States Army Rank Sergeant Unit Company F, 93d Pennsylvania Infantry Battles/wars American Civil War Awards Medal of Honor Charles Marquette (1845–1907) was a Sergeant in the United States Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his role in the American Civil War.
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Medal of Honor citation
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company F, 93d Pennsylvania Infantry. Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., April 2, 1865. Entered service at: Lebanon County, Pa. Birth: Lebanon County, Pa. Date of issue: May 10, 1865.
Citation:
Sergeant Marquette, although wounded, was one of the first to plant colors on the enemy's breastworks.[1]
See also
- List of Medal of Honor recipients
- List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: M–P
Notes
- ^ ""CHARLES MARQUETTE" entry". of Honor Recipients: Civil War (M-Z). United States Army Center of Military History. June 8, 2009. http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwarmz.html. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
References
- This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army Center of Military History.
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- "Charles Marquette". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7227042. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
- ""CHARLES MARQUETTE" entry". of Honor Recipients: Civil War (M-Z). United States Army Center of Military History. June 8, 2009. http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwarmz.html. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
Categories:- 1845 births
- 1907 deaths
- Army Medal of Honor recipients
- United States Army soldiers
- People from Pennsylvania
- People of Pennsylvania in the American Civil War
- United States Army personnel stubs
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