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Civil War
John Tribe
Private · U.S. Army
Company G, 5th New York Cavalry
25 August 1862 · Waterloo Bridge, Virginia
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- New York
- Action
- Waterloo Bridge, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
Voluntarily assisted in the burning and destruction of the bridge under heavy fire of the enemy.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.