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Nicholas Geschwind

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Nicholas Geschwind

Birth
Metz, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France
Death
22 Jan 1897
Burial
Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA
Plot
Old Public Lots, Lot 01653, Tier 4, Grave 25
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Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Captain in the Union Army in Company F, 116th Illinois Infantry. He was awarded 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."
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Captain in the Union Army in Company F, 116th Illinois Infantry. He was awarded 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

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MEDAL OF HONOR CAPT CO F 116 ILL INF

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Don Morfe
  • Added: Nov 21, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8111905/nicholas-geschwind: accessed ), memorial page for Nicholas Geschwind (unknown–22 Jan 1897), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8111905, citing Springdale Cemetery and Mausoleum, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.