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Nicholas Bouquet

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Nicholas Bouquet

Birth
Bavaria, Germany
Death
27 Dec 1912 (aged 70)
Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA
Plot
Block 168, Lot 3, Grave 4
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Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. Served during the Civil War as a Private in Company D, 1st Iowa Volunteer Infantry. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at the Battle of Wilsons Creek, Missouri, on August 10, 1861. His citation reads “Voluntarily left the line of battle, and, exposing himself to imminent danger from a heavy fire of the enemy, assisted in capturing a riderless horse at large between the lines and hitching him to a disabled gun, saved the gun from capture”. His Medal was issued on February 16, 1897.
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. Served during the Civil War as a Private in Company D, 1st Iowa Volunteer Infantry. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at the Battle of Wilsons Creek, Missouri, on August 10, 1861. His citation reads “Voluntarily left the line of battle, and, exposing himself to imminent danger from a heavy fire of the enemy, assisted in capturing a riderless horse at large between the lines and hitching him to a disabled gun, saved the gun from capture”. His Medal was issued on February 16, 1897.

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  • Originally Created by: RPD2
  • Added: Jan 28, 2002
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6133091/nicholas-bouquet: accessed ), memorial page for Nicholas Bouquet (14 Nov 1842–27 Dec 1912), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6133091, citing Aspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.