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Civil War
Henry W. Downs
Sergeant · U.S. Army
Company I, 8th Vermont Infantry
19 September 1864 · Winchester, Virginia
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Vermont
- Action
- Winchester, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
With one comrade, voluntarily crossed an open field, exposed to a raking fire, and returned with a supply of ammunition, successfully repeating the attempt a short time thereafter.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
