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Thomas Charles Barton

Birth
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Death
24 Oct 1888 (aged 56–57)
Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA
Burial
Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
Plot 19, Grave 1233
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Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He entered the service in Ohio and served as a Seaman in the Union Navy. The CMOH General Order was 11, dated April 3, 1863. His citation reads "On board the USS Hunchback in the attack on Franklin, Virginia, 3 October 1862. When an ignited shell, with cartridge attached, fell out of the howitzer upon the deck, S/man Barton promptly seized a pail of water and threw it upon the missle, thereby preventing it from exploding."
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He entered the service in Ohio and served as a Seaman in the Union Navy. The CMOH General Order was 11, dated April 3, 1863. His citation reads "On board the USS Hunchback in the attack on Franklin, Virginia, 3 October 1862. When an ignited shell, with cartridge attached, fell out of the howitzer upon the deck, S/man Barton promptly seized a pail of water and threw it upon the missle, thereby preventing it from exploding."

Bio by: Don Morfe

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Grave is currently unmarked. The VA is processing a government headstone.

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  • Originally Created by: Don Morfe
  • Added: Aug 21, 2004
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9347623/thomas_charles-barton: accessed ), memorial page for Thomas Charles Barton (1831–24 Oct 1888), Find a Grave Memorial ID 9347623, citing Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.