Civil War
John Kiggins
Sergeant · U.S. Army
Company D, 149th New York Infantry
24 November 1863 · Lookout Mountain, Tennessee
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- New York
- Action
- Lookout Mountain, Tennessee
The citation
Official citation
Waved the colors to save the lives of the men who were being fired upon by their own batteries, and thereby drew upon himself a concentrated fire from the enemy.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
