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Civil War
Henry F. Chandler
Sergeant · U.S. Army
Company E, 59th Massachusetts Infantry
17 June 1864 · Petersburg, Virginia
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Massachusetts
- Action
- Petersburg, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
Though seriously wounded in a bayonet charge and directed to go to the rear he declined to do so, but remained with his regiment and helped to carry the breastworks.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
