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Joseph Van Matre

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Joseph Van Matre

Birth
Mason County, West Virginia, USA
Death
20 Nov 1876 (aged 48)
Middleport, Meigs County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Middleport, Meigs County, Ohio, USA
Plot
Section 1, Lot 208
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Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Private in Company G, 116th Ohio Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on April 2, 1865 at Petersburg, Virginia. His citation reads "In the assault on Fort Gregg, this soldier climbed upon the parapet and fired down into the fort as fast as the loaded guns could be passed up to him by comrades."
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Private in Company G, 116th Ohio Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on April 2, 1865 at Petersburg, Virginia. His citation reads "In the assault on Fort Gregg, this soldier climbed upon the parapet and fired down into the fort as fast as the loaded guns could be passed up to him by comrades."

Bio by: Don Morfe

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Don Morfe
  • Added: Jan 31, 2004
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8338651/joseph-van_matre: accessed ), memorial page for Joseph Van Matre (9 Oct 1828–20 Nov 1876), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8338651, citing Hill Cemetery, Middleport, Meigs County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.