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| Birthplace: | Licking County, Ohio |
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Citation
After the charge of the command had been repulsed, he rushed forward alone with an empty gun and captured two of the enemy's sharpshooters.
http://www.cmohs.org/recipient-detail/949/morey-delano.php
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Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He was a prisoner of war. He served as a Private in the Union Army in Company B, 82d Ohio Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on May 8, 1862 at McDowell, Virginia. His citation reads "After the charge of the command had been repulsed, he rushed forward alone with an empty gun and captured two of the enemy's sharpshooters.
He was 16 years old.
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1845
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Licking County, Ohio
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1911
Age 66
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Grove Cemetery Kenton Hardin County Ohio
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