Civil War
Edgar P. Putnam
Sergeant · U.S. Army
Company D, 9th New York Cavalry
27 May 1864 · Crumps Creek, Virginia
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- New York
- Action
- Crumps Creek, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
With a small force on a reconnaissance drove off a strong body of the enemy, charged into another force of the enemy's cavalry and stampeded them, taking 27 prisoners.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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