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Civil War
Henry A. Du Pont
Captain · U.S. Army
5th U.S. Artillery
19 October 1864 · Cedar Creek, Virginia
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Delaware
- Action
- Cedar Creek, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
By his distinguished gallantry, and voluntary exposure to the enemy's fire at a critical moment, when the Union line had been broken, encouraged his men to stand to their guns, checked the advance of the enemy, and brought off most of his pieces.
