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U.S. Army · United States 
Joseph Van Matre
Private
1828 – 1892
Private Joseph Van Matre served the U.S. Army. Joseph was 63 years old.
Service Record
U.S. Army
Private
Medal of Honor
2 April 1865 · At Petersburg, Va. · Private, Company G, 116th Ohio Infantry.
In the assault on Fort Gregg, this soldier climbed upon the parapet and fired down into the fort as fast as the loaded guns could be passed up to him by comrades.
Awards & Decorations
1
For valor
Medal of Honor - Army
In the assault on Fort Gregg, this soldier climbed upon the parapet and fired down into the fort as fast as the loaded guns could be passed up to him by comrades.
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