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Photographer: Don Morfe
Taken: July 20, 2002
Caption: Joseph E. Brandle-grave site
Additional Description: He is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Coldwater MI-Section 2, Lot 84, GPS Coordinates N41.9428 W85.0339. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: BRANDLE, JOSEPH E. • Rank and organization: Private, Company C, 17th Michigan Infantry • Place and date: At Lenoire, Tenn., 16 November 1863 • Entered service at: Colon, Mich. • Date of issue: 20 July 1897 Citation: While color bearer of his regiment, having been twice wounded and the sight of one eye destroyed, still held to the colors until ordered to the rear by his regimental commander.
Submitted: March 9, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland.
Database Locator Identification Number: p376850
File Size: 0.053 Megabytes

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