Civil War
Francis S. Hesseltine
Colonel · U.S. Army
13th Maine Infantry
29-30 December 1863 · Matagorda Bay, Texas
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Maine
- Action
- Matagorda Bay, Texas
The citation
Official citation
In command of a detachment of 100 men, conducted a reconnaissance for 2 days, baffling and beating back an attacking force of more than a thousand Confederate cavalry, and regained his transport without loss.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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