Civil War
Conrad Schmidt
First Sergeant · U.S. Army
Company K, 2d U.S. Cavalry
19 September 1864 · Winchester, Virginia
Public domain. Francis T. Miller Source file
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Action
- Winchester, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
Went to the assistance of his regimental commander, whose horse had been killed under him in a charge, mounted the officer behind him, under a heavy fire from the enemy, and returned him to his command.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
