Buried at Mount Lebanon Cemetery Died April 29, 1908 Rank Private Awards Medal of Honor | Name Casper Carlisle | |
Allegiance United States of America | ||
Battles/wars Battle of Gettysburg Battles and wars Battle of Gettysburg Service/branch United States Army | ||
Private Casper R. Carlisle (1841 to April 29, 1908) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Carlisle received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania on 2 July 1863. He was honored with the award on 21 December 1892.
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Biography
Carlisle was born in Allegeheny County, Pennsylvania in 1841. He enlisted into the Independent Pennsylvania Light Artillery. He died on 29 April 1908 and his remains are interred at the Mount Lebanon Cemetery in Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania.
Medal of Honor citation
Saved a gun of his battery under heavy musketry fire, most of the horses being killed and the drivers wounded.
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