Question: Facts: - placeofburial label: place of burial - battles: american fort donelson civil war battle of fort henry battle of - death date: 17 march 1890 1835 - allegiance: united states 1863 - rank: signal quartermaster - placeofburial: san francisco national cemetery - awards: medal of honor - birth date: 1835 - serviceyears: 1861 - 1863 - name: matthew arther - branch: united states navy 1863 - unit: carondelet 1861 6 - death place: san francisco , california - birth place: scotland Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of matthew arther .
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matthew arther -lrb- or arthur -rrb- -lrb- 1835 - 1890 -rrb- was a union navy sailor 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 battles of fort henry and fort donelson .