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Civil War
Francis A. Wilson
Corporal · U.S. Army
Company B, 95th Pennsylvania Infantry
2 April 1865 · Petersburg, Virginia
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Pennsylvania
- Action
- Petersburg, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
Was among the first to penetrate the enemy's lines and himself captured a gun of the 2 batteries captured.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.