Civil War
Howell G. Trogden
Private · U.S. Army
Company B, 8th Missouri Infantry
22 May 1863 · Vicksburg, Mississippi
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Missouri
- Action
- Vicksburg, Mississippi
The citation
Official citation
Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party." He carried his regiment's flag and tried to borrow a gun to defend it.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
