Civil War
John W. Boutwell
Private · U.S. Army
Company B, 18th New Hampshire Infantry
2 April 1865 · Petersburg, Virginia
Public domain. H. O. Bly (Hanover, New Hampshire), photographer Source file
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- New Hampshire
- Action
- Petersburg, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
Brought off from the picket line, under heavy fire, a comrade who had been shot through both legs.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
