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Civil War
Charles B. Tanner
Second Lieutenant · U.S. Army
Company H, 1st Delaware Infantry
17 September 1862 · Antietam, Maryland
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Delaware
- Action
- Antietam, Maryland
The citation
Official citation
Carried off the regimental colors, which had fallen within 20 yards of the enemy's lines, the color guard of 9 men having all been killed or wounded; was himself 3 times wounded.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
