Civil War
Benjamin F. Tracy
Colonel · U.S. Army
109th New York Infantry
6 May 1864 · Wilderness, Virginia
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- New York
- Action
- Wilderness, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
Seized the colors and led the regiment when other regiments had retired and then reformed his line and held it.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
