SERG. NICHOLASS BOUQUET MEDAL OF HONOR GRAVESTONE
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Listing Details
Type of Memorial: Medal of Honor Grave Stones
Access: Cemetery
Wars Commemorated: CIVIL WAR
Submitted By: IOWACIVILWARMONUMENTS.COM
SERGEANT BOUQUET OF THE 1ST IOWA INFANTRY REGIMENT WAS AWARDED THE MEDAL OF HONOR FOR HEROIC ACTION AT WILSON’S CREEK, MISSOURI ON AUGUST 10, 1861. HE PREVENTED A LOSS OF A CANNON WHICH HAD BEEN DISABLED BY CAPTURING A RIDER LESS HORSE AT LARGE ON THE FIELD OF BATTLE WHICH HE THEN HITCHED TO THE DISABLED GUN TO PREVENT ITS CAPTURE.
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