CHAPLAIN JAMES HILL MEDAL OF HONOR GRAVESTONE
LT. JAMES HILL OF THE 21ST IOWA INFANTRY REGIMENT WAS AWARDED THE MEDAL OF HONOR FOR ACTION AT THE BATTLE OF CHAMPION HILL, MISSISSIPPI ON MAY 16, 1863. HE WAS IN A DIFFICULT SPOT, BUT USING QUICK THINKING AND INGENUITY, WAS ABLE TO CAPTURE CONFEDERATE PRISONERS. LATER HE BECAME CHAPLAIN OF THE REGIMENT.
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- Medal of Honor Grave Stones Type II
- THE CASCADE PROTESTANT CEMETERY
- 52033
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