Frank Miller-Brooklyn, NY
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Don.Morfe
N 40° 39.252 W 073° 59.706
18T E 584954 N 4500856
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Sailors Creek, VA on April 6, 1865. He is buried in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY in Section 58, Lot 1947.
Waymark Code: WMZRPA
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 12/29/2018
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He was born on December 28, 1849 in Manhattan, NY and died on September 12, 1903 in San Francisco, CA. He was cremated in the now defunct Odd Fellows Cemetery, San Francisco, CA and his ashes were buried in Brooklyn, NY where they were interred on September 21, 1903. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: MILLER, FRANK
• Rank and organization: Private, Company M, 2d New York Cavalry
• Place and date: At Sailors Creek, Va., 6 April 1865
• Entered service at: Jamaica, N.Y.
• Date of issue: 24 April 1865
Citation: Capture of flag of 25th Battalion Virginia Infantry (C.S.A.); was taken prisoner, but successfully retained his trophy until recaptured.
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Armed Service: Army
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