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Joseph H. De Castro
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.
Early years.
De Castro was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Upon the outbreak of the Civil War, he was among the men who joined the all-
Joseph Castro
Joseph Castro may refer to:
- Joseph H. De Castro (1844–1892), Medal of Honor recipient in the US Civil War
- Joe Castro (1927–2009), American jazz pianist
- Joseph Antequera y Castro, Panamanian lawyer and judge in Peru; insurrection leader