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Civil War
Charles H. Tracy
Sergeant · U.S. Army
Company A, 37th Massachusetts Infantry
12 May 1864 · Spotsylvania, Va, ; At Petersburg, Virginia
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Massachusetts
- Action
- Spotsylvania, Va, ; At Petersburg, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
At the risk of his own life, at Spotsylvania, 12 May 1864, assisted in carrying to a place of safety a wounded and helpless officer. On 2 April 1865, advanced with the pioneers, and, under heavy fire, assisted in removing 2 lines of chevaux_de_frise; was twice wounded but advanced to the third line, where he was again severely wounded, losing a leg.