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Photographer: Don Morfe
Taken: July 3, 2001
Caption: Michael Burke Marker
Additional Description: He is buried in St Mary's Cemetery of Troy, Section 8, Lot 705, GPS: N42.7292 W73.6607. He was awarded the MOH for action in Spotslvania VA on May 12, 1864 and his citation reads: Citation: Capture of flag, seizing it as his regiment advanced over the enemy's works. He received a bullet wound in the chest while capturing flag.
Submitted: August 22, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland.
Database Locator Identification Number: p324308
File Size: 0.045 Megabytes

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