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Civil War
John S. Durham
Sergeant · U.S. Army
Company F, 1st Wisconsin Infantry
8 October 1862 · Perryville, Kentucky
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Wisconsin
- Action
- Perryville, Kentucky
The citation
Official citation
Seized the flag of his regiment when the color sergeant was shot and advanced with the flag midway between the lines, amid a shower of shot, shell, and bullets, until stopped by his commanding officer.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
