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Photographer: Don Morfe
Caption: Medal of Honor Recipients Marker
Additional Description: James Allen is mentioned in the marker above. He is buried in Oakland Cemetery, St Paul MN, Block 46, Lot 34. The grave GPS coordinates are N44.9706 W93.0966. MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION: ALLEN, JAMES Rank and organization: Private, Company F, 16th New York Infantry. Place and date: At South Mountain, Md., 14 September 1862. Entered service at: Potsdam, N.Y. Born: 6 May 1843, Ireland. Date of issue: 11 September 1890. Citation: Single-handed and slightly wounded he accosted a squad of 14 Confederate soldiers bearing the colors of the 16th Georgia Infantry (C.S.A.). By an imaginary ruse he secured their surrender and kept them at bay when the regimental commander discovered him and rode away for assistance.
Submitted: January 18, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland.
Database Locator Identification Number: p231593
File Size: 0.063 Megabytes

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