Sylvester D. Rhodes

Sergeant

1842 – 1904

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Sergeant Sylvester D. Rhodes served the U.S. Army. Sylvester was 61 years old.

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Medal of Honor Recipient Sylvester D. Rhodes

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U.S. Army

Sergeant

Medal of Honor

22 September 1864 · At Fishers Hill, Va. · Sergeant, Company D, 61st Pennsylvania Infantry.

Was on the skirmish line which drove the enemy from the first entrenchment and was the first man to enter the breastworks, capturing one of the guns and turning it upon the enemy.

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Medal of Honor - Army September 22, 1864 · At Fishers Hill, Va. · Sergeant, Company D, 61st Pennsylvania Infantry.

Was on the skirmish line which drove the enemy from the first entrenchment and was the first man to enter the breastworks, capturing one of the guns and turning it upon the enemy.

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