Civil War
George H. Palmer
Musician · U.S. Army
1st Illinois Cavalry
20 September 1861 · Lexington, Missouri
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Illinois
- Action
- Lexington, Missouri
The citation
Official citation
Volunteered to fight in the trenches and also led a charge which resulted in the recapture of a Union hospital, together with Confederate sharpshooters then occupying the same.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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