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SGM Edward Ratcliff

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SGM Edward Ratcliff

Birth
James City County, Virginia, USA
Death
10 Mar 1915 (aged 80)
York County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Charles Corner, York County, Virginia, USA
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Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Sergeant Major in the Union Army. He was awarded the Medal of Honor as a First Sergeant in Company C, 38th U.S. Colored Troops for action on September 29, 1864 at Chapin's Farm, Virginia. His citation reads "Commanded and gallantly let his company after the commanding officer had been killed; was the first enlisted man to enter the enemy's works."
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Sergeant Major in the Union Army. He was awarded the Medal of Honor as a First Sergeant in Company C, 38th U.S. Colored Troops for action on September 29, 1864 at Chapin's Farm, Virginia. His citation reads "Commanded and gallantly let his company after the commanding officer had been killed; was the first enlisted man to enter the enemy's works."

Bio by: Don Morfe

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MEDAL OF HONOR
SERG MAJ CO C
38 USCT

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Don Morfe
  • Added: Feb 21, 2004
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8423668/edward-ratcliff: accessed ), memorial page for SGM Edward Ratcliff (8 Feb 1835–10 Mar 1915), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8423668, citing Cheesecake Cemetery, Charles Corner, York County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.