| Birth: | May 8, 1844 | | Death: | Apr. 20, 1912 | 
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Born in Lewis County, West Virginia. He served as a Private in the Union Army in Company E, 47th Ohio Infantry. He was awared the Medal of Honor for action on May 22, 1863 at Vicksburg, Mississippi. His citation reads "Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party". (bio by: Don Morfe)
Search Amazon for John Eckes | | | Burial:
Graham Cemetery
Winfield
Cowley County
Kansas, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: Don Morfe
Record added: May 24, 2003
Find A Grave Memorial# 7483383 |
|
|
|
Added by:
Don Morfe
| | | Photos may be scaled.
Click on image for full size. | |
|
|
Do you have a photo to add? Click here |
(3.8 after 14 votes)
