Civil War
Cyrus Sears
First Lieutenant · U.S. Army
11th Battery, Ohio Light Artillery
19 September 1862 · Iuka, Mississippi
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Ohio
- Action
- Iuka, Mississippi
The citation
Official citation
Although severely wounded, fought his battery until the cannoneers and horses were nearly all killed or wounded.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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