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Civil War
Dayton P. Clarke
Captain · U.S. Army
Company F, 2d Vermont Infantry
12 May 1864 · Spotsylvania, Virginia
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- New York
- Action
- Spotsylvania, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
Distinguished conduct in a desperate hand-to-hand fight while commanding the regiment.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.