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Civil War
Follett Johnson
Corporal · U.S. Army
Company H, 60th New York Infantry
27 May 1864 · New Hope Church, Georgia
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- New York
- Action
- New Hope Church, Georgia
The citation
Official citation
Voluntarily exposed himself to the fire of a Confederate sharpshooter, thus drawing fire upon himself and enabling his comrade to shoot the sharpshooter.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.