Jacob Cart
Medal of Honor recipient
About Jacob Cart
Lived 1843 – 1882 (aged 38–39). Jacob Cart was an American.
Private Jacob Cart (c. 1843 – April 24, 1882) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Cart received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of Fredericksburg in Virginia on 13 December 1862. He was honored with the award on 25 November 1864.
Biography Cart was born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in about 1843. He enlisted into the 7th Pennsylvania Reserve Regiment. He died on 24 April 1882, and his remains are interred at Ashland Cemetery in Carlisle.
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Who was Jacob Cart?
Medal of Honor recipient
When was Jacob Cart born?
Jacob Cart was born in 1843 in Carlisle.
When did Jacob Cart die?
Jacob Cart died on 24 April 1882 in Carlisle.
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Jacob Cart was American.
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