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Civil War
Charles D. Copp
Second Lieutenant · U.S. Army
Company C, 9th New Hampshire Infantry
13 December 1862 · Fredericksburg, Virginia
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- New Hampshire
- Action
- Fredericksburg, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
Seized the regimental colors, the color bearer having been shot down, and, waving them, rallied the regiment under a heavy fire.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.