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Civil War
John Galloway
Commissary Sergeant · U.S. Army
8th Pennsylvania Cavalry
7 April 1865 · Farmville, Virginia
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Pennsylvania
- Action
- Farmville, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
His regiment being surprised and nearly overwhelmed, he dashed forward under a heavy fire, reached the right of the regiment, where the danger was greatest, rallied the men and prevented a disaster that was imminent.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
