Private Casper R. Carlisle, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on July 2, 1863 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company F, Independent Pennsylvania Light Artillery. Carlisle was about 22 years old.
27 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on December 21, 1892, 29 years after the action.
Carlisle was born in 1841 in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. His Medal of Honor is credited to Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Carlisle died on April 29, 1908, at the age of about 67. He is buried at Mount Lebanon Cemetery in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Carlisle is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 380 credited to Pennsylvania.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Saved a gun of his battery under heavy musketry fire, most of the horses being killed and the drivers wounded.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
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- Died: Pennsylvania — map
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Timeline
- 1841Born in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
- July 2, 1863Act of valor — Gettysburg, PennsylvaniaAge about 22. Company F, Independent Pennsylvania Light Artillery
- December 21, 1892Medal of Honor presented
- April 29, 1908DiedAge about 67.
- Resting placeMount Lebanon CemeteryPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Biography
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.
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