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Joseph Sewell-Gerrish Sweatt

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Joseph Sewell-Gerrish Sweatt

Birth
Boscawen, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA
Death
14 Feb 1914 (aged 70)
East Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Plot
Oak Avenue, Lot 55
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Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He was a prisoner of war. He served as a Private in the Union Army in Company C, 6th Massachusetts Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on May 15, 1863 at Carrsville, Virginia. His citation reads "When ordered to retreat, this soldier turned and rushed back to the front, in the face of heavy fire from the enemy, in an endeavor to rescue his wounded comrades, remaining by them until overpowered and taken prisoner."
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He was a prisoner of war. He served as a Private in the Union Army in Company C, 6th Massachusetts Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on May 15, 1863 at Carrsville, Virginia. His citation reads "When ordered to retreat, this soldier turned and rushed back to the front, in the face of heavy fire from the enemy, in an endeavor to rescue his wounded comrades, remaining by them until overpowered and taken prisoner."

Bio by: Don Morfe

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Don Morfe
  • Added: Dec 8, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8166081/joseph_sewell-gerrish-sweatt: accessed ), memorial page for Joseph Sewell-Gerrish Sweatt (23 Oct 1843–14 Feb 1914), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8166081, citing Oak Grove Cemetery, Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.