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Civil War
George L. Houghton
Private · U.S. Army
Company D, 104th Illinois Infantry
2 July 1863 · Elk River, Tennessee
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Illinois
- Action
- Elk River, Tennessee
The citation
Official citation
Voluntarily joined a small party that, under a heavy fire, captured a stockade and saved the bridge.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
