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1SGT Alexander Kelly

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1SGT Alexander Kelly

Birth
Saltsburg, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
19 Jun 1907 (aged 67)
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot
Division 3, Grave 13
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Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He was a First Sergeant in the Union Army in Company F, 6th United States Colored Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on September 29, 1864 at Chapin's Farm, Virginia. His citation reads "Gallantly seized the colors, which had fallen near the enemy's lines of abatis, raised them, and rallied the men at a time of confusion and in a place of the greatest danger."
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He was a First Sergeant in the Union Army in Company F, 6th United States Colored Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on September 29, 1864 at Chapin's Farm, Virginia. His citation reads "Gallantly seized the colors, which had fallen near the enemy's lines of abatis, raised them, and rallied the men at a time of confusion and in a place of the greatest danger."

Bio by: Don Morfe

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  • Originally Created by: Don Morfe
  • Added: Mar 5, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7235834/alexander-kelly: accessed ), memorial page for 1SGT Alexander Kelly (7 Apr 1840–19 Jun 1907), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7235834, citing Saint Peter's Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.