DE CASTRO, JOSEPH H. - Medal of Honor Recipient


Rank and organization:   Corporal, Company I, 19th Massachusetts Infantry.
Place and date:   At Gettysburg, Pa., 3 July 1863.

Entered service at:   ?.

Birth:   Boston, Mass.

Date of issue:   1 December 1864.

Citation:   Capture of flag of 19th Virginia regiment (C.S.A.).

This data was extracted from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. Senate, Medal of Honor Recipients: 1863-1973 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1973)