Medal of Honor Citation
Rank and Organization:
- Colonel, 3d Vermont Infantry. Place and date: At Spotsylvania Courthouse, Va., May 10, 1864. Entered service at: Pomfret, Vt. Born: December 23, 1833, Cavendish, Vt. Date of issue: April 8, 1892.
Citation:
- At the head of 3 regiments and under a most galling fire attacked and occupied the enemy's works.
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