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Franz X Frey

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Franz X Frey Famous memorial Veteran

Birth
Switzerland
Death
13 Mar 1900 (aged 62)
Ohio, USA
Burial
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.5119, Longitude: -81.5951
Plot
Section 24, Lot 1011
Memorial ID
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Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. Born in Switzerland, he immigrated to the United States, and settled in Cleveland, Ohio. He served during the Civil War as a Corporal, Company H, 37th Ohio Infantry, and participated in the campaign to capture Vicksburg, Mississippi in May 1863. He was one of 150 volunteers who stormed the Confederate north of the city. He was awarded the Medal of Honor on August 14, 1894 for gallantry during an assault.
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. Born in Switzerland, he immigrated to the United States, and settled in Cleveland, Ohio. He served during the Civil War as a Corporal, Company H, 37th Ohio Infantry, and participated in the campaign to capture Vicksburg, Mississippi in May 1863. He was one of 150 volunteers who stormed the Confederate north of the city. He was awarded the Medal of Honor on August 14, 1894 for gallantry during an assault.

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  • Originally Created by: Joyce
  • Added: May 9, 2002
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6403765/franz_x-frey: accessed ), memorial page for Franz X Frey (8 Dec 1837–13 Mar 1900), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6403765, citing Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.