Civil War
Alexander Kelly
First Sergeant · U.S. Army
Company F, 6th U.S. Colored Troops
29 September 1864 · Chapins Farm, Virginia
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Pennsylvania
- Action
- Chapins Farm, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
Gallantly seized the colors, which had fallen near the enemy's lines of abatis, raised them and rallied the men at a time of confusion and in a place of the greatest danger.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
