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Civil War
James Allen
Private · U.S. Army
Company F, 16th New York Infantry
14 September 1862 · South Mountain, Maryland
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- New York
- Action
- South Mountain, Maryland
The citation
Official citation
Single-handed and slightly wounded he accosted a squad of 14 Confederate soldiers bearing the colors of the 16th Georgia Infantry (C.S.A.). By an imaginary ruse he secured their surrender and kept them at bay when the regimental commander discovered him and rode away for assistance.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
