James W. Toban

Sergeant · U.S. Army

Company C, 9th Michigan Cavalry

11 February 1865 · Aiken, South Carolina

Branch: U.S. Army
Era: Civil War
Home state: Michigan
Action: Aiken, South Carolina

The citation

Official citation

Voluntarily and at great personal risk returned, in the face of the advance of the enemy, and rescued from impending death or capture, Maj. William C. Stevens, 9th Michigan Cavalry, who had been thrown from his horse.

Sources

U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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