Private Charles P. Cantrell (Spanish-American War) is a Notable burial at https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/nashville.asp. He received the Medal of Honor while serving in the U.S. Army, Company F, 10th U.S. Infantry, for actions at Santiago, Cuba, July 1, 1898. Cantrell was born February 13, 1874, in Smithville, Tennessee, though he has also been described as hailing from nearby Keltonburg, and joined the army from Nashville, Tennessee in May 1898. He was sent to fight in the Spanish–American War with Company F, 10th U.S. Infantry as a private where he received the Medal of Honor for his actions. He was discharged in May 1899 after one year of service. Cantrell died in 1948.   https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/charles-p-cantrell.
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