Civil War
John H. Moffitt
Corporal · U.S. Army
Company C, 16th New York Infantry
27 June 1862 · Gaines Mill, Virginia
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- New York
- Action
- Gaines Mill, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
Voluntarily took up the regimental colors after several color bearers had been shot down and carried them until himself wounded.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
