Civil War
Arthur MacArthur Jr.
First Lieutenant · U.S. Army
and Adjutant, 24th Wisconsin Infantry
25 November 1863 · Missionary Ridge, Tennessee
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Wisconsin
- Action
- Missionary Ridge, Tennessee
The citation
Official citation
Seized the colors of his regiment at a critical moment and planted them on the captured works on the crest of Missionary Ridge.
