Jacob Sanford-Prairie City, IL
Posted by: Don.Morfe
N 40° 37.680 W 090° 28.314
15T E 713818 N 4500535
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Vicksburg, MS on May 22, 1863. He is buried in Prairie City Cemetery, Prairie City, IL.
Waymark Code: WM10C9X
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 04/12/2019
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He was born in 1840 in Fulton County, IL and died in 1901. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: SANFORD, JACOB
• Rank and organization: Private, 55th Illinois Infantry
• Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863
• Entered service at: Prairie City, Ill.
• Date of issue: 2 September 1893
Citation: Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."
Armed Service: Army
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