Title: Civil War veteran
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Plot Location: Section 204, Lot 17, Philadelphia, PA  GPS LAT 39.9329 LON -75.2351

Sylvester Hopkins Martin headstone at Mount Moriah Cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Lieutenant Sylvester H. Martin, Company K, 88th Pennsylvania Infantry, at Weldon Railroad, Va., August 19, 1864.

Citation: Gallantly made a most dangerous reconnaissance, discovering the position of the enemy and enabling the division to repulse an attack made in strong force.

Japanese maple tree in front of a monument at Mount Moriah Cemetery

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