Sergeant Milton Matthews (Civil War) is a Notable burial at https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/wood.asp. He received the Medal of Honor while serving in the U.S. Army, Company C, 61st Pennsylvania Infantry, for actions at Petersburg, Virginia, April 2, 1865. Matthews's medal was won for capturing the flag of the 7th Tennessee Infantry at the Third Battle of Petersburg, Virginia. He was one of six members of the regiment to earn that award that day. He was honored with the award on May 10, 1865. Matthews was born in Pittsburgh, where he entered the service, and died in Milwaukee.  He died in 1896.
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