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Civil War
Benjamin H. Child
Corporal · U.S. Army
Battery A, 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery
17 September 1862 · Antietam, Maryland
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Rhode Island
- Action
- Antietam, Maryland
The citation
Official citation
Was wounded and taken to the rear insensible, but when partially recovered insisted on returning to the battery and resumed command of his piece, so remaining until the close of the battle.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
