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Photographer: Don Morfe
Taken: August 10, 2001
Caption: Henry Algernon DuPont grave marker
Additional Description: He is buried in the DuPont family cemetery. He is a Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: DU PONT, HENRY A. • Rank and organization: Captain, 5th U.S. Artillery • Place and date: At Cedar Creek, Va., 19 October 1864 • Entered service at: Wilmington, Del. • Date of issue: 2 April 1898 Citation: By his distinguished gallantry, and voluntary exposure to the enemy's fire at a critical moment, when the Union line had been broken, encouraged his men to stand to their guns, checked the advance of the enemy, and brought off most of his pieces.
Submitted: September 2, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland.
Database Locator Identification Number: p397200
File Size: 0.048 Megabytes

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