Joseph H. De Castro

Corporal

1834

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Corporal Joseph H. De Castro served the U.S. Army.

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U.S. Army

Corporal

Medal of Honor

3 July 1863 · At Gettysburg, Pa. · First Sergeant, Company A, 143d Pennsylvania Infantry.

Running ahead of the line, under a concentrated fire, he shot the color bearer of a Confederate regiment on the works, thus contributing to the success of the attack.

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Medal of Honor - Army July 3, 1863 · At Gettysburg, Pa. · First Sergeant, Company A, 143d Pennsylvania Infantry.

Running ahead of the line, under a concentrated fire, he shot the color bearer of a Confederate regiment on the works, thus contributing to the success of the attack.

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