Civil War
Charles A. Clark
Lieutenant and Adjutant · U.S. Army
6th Maine Infantry
4 May 1863 · Brooks Ford, Virginia
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Maine
- Action
- Brooks Ford, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
Having voluntarily taken command of his regiment in the absence of its commander, at great personal risk and with remarkable presence of mind and fertility of resource led the command down an exceedingly precipitous embankment to the Rappahannock River and by his gallantry, coolness, and good judgment in the face of the enemy saved the command from capture or destruction.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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