Civil War
Henry H. Taylor
Sergeant · U.S. Army
Company C, 45th Illinois Infantry
25 June 1863 · Vicksburg, Mississippi
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Illinois
- Action
- Vicksburg, Mississippi
The citation
Official citation
Was the first to plant the Union colors upon the enemy's works.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
