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词条 Casper R. Carlisle
释义

  1. Biography

  2. Medal of Honor citation

  3. See also

  4. References

{{Infobox military person
|name = Casper R. Carlisle
|image =
|birth_date = 1841
|death_date = April 29, 1908
|birth_place = Allegeheny County, Pennsylvania
|death_place = Pennsylvania
|placeofburial = Mount Lebanon Cemetery
|allegiance ={{flag|United States of America|1861}}
|branch ={{army|USA}}
|serviceyears =
|rank = Private
|unit = {{Flagicon|Pennsylvania}} Company F, Independent Pennsylvania Light Artillery
|battles = Battle of Gettysburg
|awards = {{Flagicon image|Medal of Honor ribbon.svg}} Medal of Honor
}}

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.[1][2][3]

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

{{quotation|Saved a gun of his battery under heavy musketry fire, most of the horses being killed and the drivers wounded.[1][2]}}

Carlisle earned the Medal at the Peach Orchard.

See also

{{Portal|Biography|United States Army|American Civil War}}
  • List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Battle of Gettysburg
  • A–F

References

1. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.history.army.mil/moh/civilwar_af.html |title=Civil War (A-L) Medal of Honor Recipients |accessdate=8 December 2013}}
2. ^{{Cite web |url=http://projects.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=318 |title=Casper R. Carlisle |accessdate=8 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213141049/http://projects.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=318# |archive-date=2013-12-13 |dead-url=yes |df= }}
3. ^{{Cite web |url=http://valor.defense.gov/Recipients/ArmyMedalofHonorRecipients.aspx |title=U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients |accessdate=8 December 2013}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Carlisle, Casper R.}}

6 : 1841 births|1908 deaths|People of Pennsylvania in the American Civil War|Union Army officers|United States Army Medal of Honor recipients|American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor

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