Dennis W. Hickey

Sergeant · U.S. Army

Company E, 2d New York Cavalry

29 June 1864 · Stony Creek Bridge, Virginia

Branch: U.S. Army
Era: Civil War
Home state: New York
Action: Stony Creek Bridge, Virginia

The citation

Official citation

With a detachment of 3 men, tore up the bridge at Stony Creek being the last man on the bridge and covering the retreat until he was shot down.

Sources

U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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