MICHAEL BURKE MEDAL OF HONOR MEMORIAL CEMETERY STONE
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Listing Details
Type of Memorial: Medal of Honor Grave Stones Type II
Access: Cemetery
Wars Commemorated: CIVIL WAR
Photograph By: DON MORFE
Submitted By: COURTESY OF HMdb.org
HE WAS AWARDED THE MEDAL OF HONOR FOR ACTION IN SPOTSLVANIA, VA ON MAY 12, 1864 AND HIS CITATION READS: CAPTURE OF ENEMY FLAG SEIZING IT AS HIS REGIMENT ADVANCED OVER THE ENEMY’S WORKS. HE RECEIVED A BULLET WOUND IN THE CHEST WHILE CAPTURING THE FLAG.
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