Civil War
John M. Tobin
First Lieutenant and Adjutant · U.S. Army
9th Massachusetts Infantry
1 July 1862 · Malvern Hill, Virginia
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Massachusetts
- Action
- Malvern Hill, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
Voluntarily took command of the 9th Massachusetts while adjutant, bravely fighting from 3 p.m. until dusk, rallying and re_forming the regiment under fire; twice picked up the regimental flag, the color bearer having been shot down, and placed it in worthy hands.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
