John G. Palmer

Branch

U.S. Army

Era

Civil War

Home state

Connecticut

Action

Fredericksburg, Virginia

The citation

Official citation

First of 6 men who volunteered to assist gunner of a battery upon which the enemy was concentrating its fire, and fought with the battery until the close of the engagement. His commanding officer felt he would never see this man alive again.

Sources

• U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index