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Medal of Honor recipient
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Downers Grove, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
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St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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90 years
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Medal of Honor
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First Lieutenant Wells H. Blodgett (January 29, 1839 to May 8, 1929) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Blodgett received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the First Battle of Newtonia in Missouri on 30 September 1862. He was honored with the award on 15 February 1894.
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Blodgett was born in Downer's Grove, Illinois on January 29, 1839 to Israel and Avis Blodgett, two early settlers of DuPage County. He joined the Union army in Chicago, Illinois. He died on 8 May 1929.
Medal of Honor citation
With a single orderly, captured an armed picket of 8 men and marched them in prisoners.
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