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Civil War
Francis W. Judge
First Sergeant · U.S. Army
Company K, 79th New York Infantry
29 November 1863 · Fort Sanders, Knoxville, Tennessee
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Action
- Fort Sanders, Knoxville, Tennessee
The citation
Official citation
The color bearer of the 51st Georgia Infantry. (C.S.A.), having planted his flag upon the side of the work, Sergeant. Judge leaped from his position of safety, sprang upon the parapet, and in the face of a concentrated fire seized the flag and returned with it in safety to the fort.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
