Civil War
Francis Irsch
Captain · U.S. Army
Company D, 45th New York Infantry
1 July 1863 · Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- New York
- Action
- Battle of Gettysburg
The citation
Official citation
Gallantry in flanking the enemy and capturing a number of prisoners and in holding a part of the town against heavy odds while the Army was rallying on Cemetery Hill.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
