Civil War
Charles M. Betts
Lieutenant Colonel · U.S. Army
15th Pennsylvania Cavalry
19 April 1865 · Greensboro, North Carolina
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Pennsylvania
- Action
- Greensboro, North Carolina
The citation
Official citation
With a force of but 75 men, while on a scouting expedition, by a judicious disposition of his men, surprised and captured an entire battalion of the enemy's cavalry.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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