Civil War
John C. Curtis
Sergeant Major · U.S. Army
9th Connecticut Infantry
5 August 1862 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Connecticut
- Action
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana
The citation
Official citation
Voluntarily sought the line of battle and alone and unaided captured 2 prisoners, driving them before him to regimental headquarters at the point of the bayonet.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.