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Civil War

George E. Ranney

Assistant Surgeon · U.S. Army

2d Michigan Cavalry

14 May 1864 · Resaca, Georgia

Public domain. Office of Medical History, Office of the Surgeon General of the United States Army Source file

Branch
U.S. Army
Era
Civil War
Home state
Michigan
Action
Resaca, Georgia

The citation

Official citation

At great personal risk, went to the aid of a wounded soldier, Pvt. Charles W. Baker, lying under heavy fire between the lines, and with the aid of an orderly carried him to a place of safety.

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