Civil War
Delavan Bates
Colonel · U.S. Army
30th U.S. Colored Troops
30 July 1864 · Cemetery Hill, Virginia
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- New York
- Action
- Cemetery Hill, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
Gallantry in action where he fell, shot through the face, at the head of his regiment.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.