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Civil War
Daniel W. Burke
First Sergeant · U.S. Army
Company B, 2d U.S. Infantry
20 September 1862 · Shepherdstown Ford, Virginia
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Connecticut
- Action
- Shepherdstown Ford, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
Voluntarily attempted to spike a gun in the face of the enemy.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.