Christopher W. Wilson

Private · U.S. Army

Company E, 73d New York Infantry

12 May 1864 · Spotsylvania Va

Branch: U.S. Army
Era: Civil War
Home state: Connecticut
Action: Spotsylvania Va

The citation

Official citation

Took the flag from the wounded color bearer and carried it in the charge over the Confederate works, in which charge he also captured the colors of the 56th Virginia (C.S.A.) bringing off both flags in safety.

Sources

U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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