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St. John’s Catholic Cemetery
| Historic Site #: | 03-036 (Exists) Type: B1 | Town: | Galen | ||
| Site Name: | St. John’s Catholic Cemetery | GPS Coordinates: | 43.08323, -76.884225 | ||
| Address: | 192 Geneva Street Clyde New York | ||||
| Description: | |||||
| 1,291 Memorials Located South West of Clyde Village. 2005 Driving Directions - Rte. 414S out of Clyde. Take first Right onto Clyde-Marengo Rd. Head toward bend in the road. Cemetery is second cemetery on the Right. John Kane a Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor recipient is buried here. | |||||
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| Photograph Contributed by and © 2005 Daryl VerStreate Jr. and Amanda VerStreate | Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient |
| Historic narrative: | |||||
John Kane: Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He entered the Union Army at Marilla, Erie County, New York. He served as a Sergeant. He was awarded the CMOH as a Corporal in Company K, 100th New York Infantry for action on April 2, 1865 at Petersburg, Virginia. His citation reads "Gallantry as color bearer in the assault on Fort Gregg." For a list of people buried here, click the two links below: To look for an individual buried here, Click this link: | |||||
NYGENWEB Cemetery web page
NYGENWEB Cemetery web page
Findagrave web page