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Civil War
Charles M. Thatcher
Private · U.S. Army
Company B, 1st Michigan Sharpshooters
30 July 1864 · Petersburg, Virginia
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Michigan
- Action
- Petersburg, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
Instead of retreating or surrendering when the works were captured, regardless of his personal safety continued to return the enemy's fire until he was captured.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
