Civil War
Edward M. Pike
First Sergeant · U.S. Army
Company A, 33d Illinois Infantry
7 July 1862 · Cache River, Arkansas
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Illinois
- Action
- Cache River, Arkansas
The citation
Official citation
While the troops were falling back before a superior force, this soldier, assisted by one companion, and while under severe fire at close range, saved a cannon from capture by the enemy.