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Civil War
John Duffey
Private · U.S. Army
Company B, 4th Massachusetts Cavalry
24 May 1864 · Ashepoo River, South Carolina
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Massachusetts
- Action
- Ashepoo River, South Carolina
The citation
Official citation
Volunteered as a member of a boatcrew which went to the rescue of a large number of Union soldiers on board the stranded steamer Boston, and with great gallantry assisted in conveying them to shore, being exposed during the entire time to a heavy fire from a Confederate battery.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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