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TAPS
Fading light dims the sight,
And a star gems the sky,
Gleaming bright.
From afar drawing nigh,
Falls the night.
Day is done, gone the sun,
From the lake, From the hills,
From the sky.
All is well, safely rest,
God is nigh.
Then good night, Peaceful night,
Till the light of the dawn
Shineth bright,
God is near, do not fear,
Friend, good night. |

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Plaque
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BORN:
August 08, 1839 at Westminster, MA
Entered Service in the US
Army from Roxbury, MA
Earned
The Medal of Honor During the Civil War For heroism on May 02
& 03, 1863 at Chancellorsville, VA
DIED: May
15, 1925 at the age of 85
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In the period
from April 26 to May 6, 1863, Union and Confederate forces
clashed at Chancellorsville, Virginia, in a battle that cost
more than 30,000 casualties including the brilliant Confederate
commander "Stonewall" Jackson. Twenty-four Union
soldiers earned Medals of Honor in the one week period from
April 30 to May 6, half of them in action on May 2. On that date
and the following day, Colonel Nelson Miles earned the Medal of
Honor for his distinguished gallantry while holding with his
command an advanced position against repeated assaults by a
strong force of the enemy. During this heroic two-day defense of
a critical point in the Union line, Colonel Miles was severely
wounded.
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