Hubert Dilger-Washington, D.C.
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Don.Morfe
N 38° 57.042 W 077° 00.618
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Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Chancellorsville, VA on May 2, 1863. He is buried in Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington D.C in Section N, Lot 47, Site 1.
Waymark Code: WMYY61
Location: District of Columbia, United States
Date Posted: 08/09/2018
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He was born on March 5, 1836 in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany and died on May 4, 1911 in Front Royal, VA. He attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: DILGER, HUBERT
• Rank and organization: Captain, Battery 1, 1st Ohio Light Artillery
• Place and date: At Chancellorsville, Va., 2 May 1863
• Entered service at: New York, N.Y.
• Date of issue: 17 August 1893
Citation: Fought his guns until the enemy were upon him, then with one gun hauled in the road by hand he formed the rear guard and kept the enemy at bay by the rapidity of his fire and was the last man in the retreat.
Armed Service: Army
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