Civil War
Charles A. Thompson
Sergeant · U.S. Army
Company D, 17th Michigan Infantry
12 May 1864 · Spotsylvania, Virginia
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Michigan
- Action
- Spotsylvania, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
After the regiment was surrounded and all resistance seemed useless, fought single-handed for the colors and refused to give them up until he had appealed to his superior officers.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
