Jean J. Beaufort

Corporal · U.S. Army

Company A, 2d Louisiana Infantry

20 May 1863 · Port Hudson, La, about Entered service: New Orleans, Louisiana

Branch: U.S. Army
Era: Civil War
Action: Port Hudson, La, about Entered service: New Orleans, Louisiana

The citation

Official citation

Volunteered to go within the enemy's lines and at the head of a party of 8 destroyed a signal station, thereby greatly aiding in the operations against Port Hudson that immediately followed.

Sources

U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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