Civil War
Gave his life
Eugene W. Ferris
First Lieutenant and Adjutant · U.S. Army
30th Massachusetts Infantry
1 April 1865 · Berryville, Virginia
Public domain. NARA M1064 (Record Group 94): Letters and their enclosures received by the Commission Branch of the Adjutant General's Office, 1863-70. Washington, D.C.: U.S. National Archives and Records Adminstration (access provided via The Wikipedia Library and Fold3), retrieved online August 17, 2018. Source file
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Massachusetts
- Action
- Berryville, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
Accompanied only by an orderly, outside the lines of the Army, he gallantly resisted an attack of 5 of Mosby's cavalry, mortally wounded the leader of the party, seized his horse and pistols, wounded 3 more, and, though wounded himself, escaped.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
