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Civil War
Andrew S. Bryant
Sergeant · U.S. Army
Company A, 46th Massachusetts Infantry
23 May 1863 · New Bern, North Carolina
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Massachusetts
- Action
- New Bern, North Carolina
The citation
Official citation
By his courage and judicious disposition of his guard of 16 men, stationed in a small earthwork at the head of the bridge, held in check and repulsed for a half hour a fierce attack of a strong force of the enemy, thus probably saving the city New Bern from capture.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
