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Joseph Bell Kemp

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Joseph Bell Kemp

Birth
Lima, Allen County, Ohio, USA
Death
13 Jul 1917 (aged 73)
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan, USA
Plot
Block 69 Lot 32
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Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a captain in the Union Army. He was awarded the Medal of Honor as a First Sergeant in Company D, 5th Michigan Infantry, for action on May 6, 1864, during the Wilderness Campaign in Virginia. His citation reads "Capture of flag of 31st North Carolina (C.S.A.) in a personal encounter."
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a captain in the Union Army. He was awarded the Medal of Honor as a First Sergeant in Company D, 5th Michigan Infantry, for action on May 6, 1864, during the Wilderness Campaign in Virginia. His citation reads "Capture of flag of 31st North Carolina (C.S.A.) in a personal encounter."

Bio by: Don Morfe

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MEDAL OF HONOR
CAPT CO D 5 MICH INF
CIVIL WAR

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Don Morfe
  • Added: Sep 30, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7937311/joseph_bell-kemp: accessed ), memorial page for Joseph Bell Kemp (1 Jul 1844–13 Jul 1917), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7937311, citing Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.