John W. Clark

First Lieutenant and Regimental Quartermaster · U.S. Army

6th Vermont Infantry

28 July 1863 · Warrenton, Virginia

Branch: U.S. Army
Era: Civil War
Home state: Vermont
Action: Warrenton, Virginia

The citation

Official citation

Defended the division train against a vastly superior force of the enemy; he was severely wounded, but remained in the saddle for 20 hours afterward until he had brought his train through in safety.

Sources

U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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