John P. McVeane

Corporal · U.S. Army

Company D, 49th New York Infantry

4 May 1863 · Fredericksburg Heights, Virginia

Branch: U.S. Army
Era: Civil War
Home state: New York
Action: Fredericksburg Heights, Virginia

The citation

Official citation

Shot a Confederate color bearer and seized the flag; also approached, alone, a barn between the lines and demanded and received the surrender of a number of the enemy therein.

Sources

U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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