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Civil War
Henry C. Weir
Captain and Assistant Adjutant General · U.S. Army
U.S. Volunteers
24 June 1864 · St Mary's Church, Virginia
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- New York
- Action
- St Mary's Church, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
The division being hard pressed and falling back, this officer dismounted, gave his horse to a wounded officer, and thus enabled him to escape. Afterwards, on foot, Captain Weir rallied and took command of some stragglers and helped to repel the last charge of the enemy.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
