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Civil War
Charles J. Simons
Sergeant · U.S. Army
Company A, 9th New Hampshire Infantry
30 July 1864 · Petersburg, Virginia
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- New Hampshire
- Action
- Petersburg, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
Was one of the first in the exploded mine, captured a number of prisoners. and was himself captured, but escaped.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
