Civil War
Francis E. Brownell
Private · U.S. Army
Company A, 11th New York Infantry
24 May 1861 · Alexandria, Virginia
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- New York
- Action
- Alexandria, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
Killed the murderer of Colonel Ellsworth at the Marshall House Alexandria, Va. First Civil War deed to merit Medal of Honor.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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