Civil War
Isaac S. Catlin
Colonel · U.S. Army
109th New York Infantry
30 July 1864 · Petersburg, Virginia
Public domain. Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy Source file
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- New York
- Action
- Petersburg, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
In a heroic effort to rally the disorganized troops was disabled by a severe wound. While being carried from the field he recovered somewhat and bravely started to return to his command, when he received a second wound, which necessitated amputation of his right leg.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
