Civil War
George E. Davis
First Lieutenant · U.S. Army
Company D, 10th Vermont Infantry
9 July 1864 · Monocacy, Maryland
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Vermont
- Action
- Monocacy, Maryland
The citation
Official citation
While in command of a small force, held the approaches to the 2 bridges against repeated assaults of superior numbers, thereby materially delaying Early's advance on Washington.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
