Joseph H. De Castro Military person

Corporal Joseph H. De Castro (November 14, 1844 – May 8, 1892), was the first Hispanic-American to be awarded the United States's highest military decoration for valor in combat — the Medal of Honor — for having distinguished himself during Pickett's Charge in the Battle of Gettysburg of the American Civil War.

Personal facts

Joseph H. De Castro
Birth dateNovember 14, 1844
Birth place
Boston
Date of deathMay 08, 1892
Place of death
New York City , New York
Resting place
Newark New Jersey

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Military person

allegiance
United States of America
Union
award
Civil War Campaign Medal
Medal of Honor
military operations
American Civil War
Battle of Gettysburg
military branch
United States Army
Union Army

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External resources

  1. http://books.google.com/books?vid=0bbVKBIy4W8DS2uFoq&id=OuIDUBmxXLUC&pg=PA18&lpg=PA18&dq=Joseph+H.+De+Castro&ie=ISO-8859-1
  2. http://www.army.mil/hispanicamericans/spanish/timeline/civilwar.html
  3. http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwaral.html
  4. http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/gettysburg/misc/usaunits.aspx
  5. http://www.nps.gov/gett/soldierlife/honor.htm