Decatur Dorsey
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| Born | Howard County |
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| Maryland | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | July 11,1891 |
| Died | Hoboken |
| New Jersey | |
| United States | |
| Unit | 39th United States Colored Infantry Regiment |
| Years of service | 1864–65 |
| Battles and wars | American Civil War |
| Battle of the Crater | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 901304 |
About Decatur Dorsey
Decatur Dorsey was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War and a recipient of the U. S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of the Crater. Born into slavery, Dorsey enlisted in the United States Colored Troops and served through the last year of the war.
