Civil War
Gave his life
John G. B. Adams
Second Lieutenant · U.S. Army
Company I, 19th Massachusetts Infantry
13 December 1862 · Fredericksburg, Virginia
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Massachusetts
- Action
- Fredericksburg, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
Seized the 2 colors from the hands of a corporal and a lieutenant as they fell mortally wounded, and with a color in each hand advanced across the field to a point where the regiment was reformed on those colors.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
