Joseph H. De Castro

Branch

U.S. Army

Era

Civil War

Home state

Massachusetts

Action

Battle of Gettysburg

The citation

Official citation

Capture of flag of 19th Virginia regiment (C.S.A.). DE LACEY, PATRICK Rank and organization: First Sergeant, Company A, 143d Pennsylvania Infantry. Place and date: At Wilderness, Va., 6 May 1864. Entered service at: Scranton, Pa. Born: 25 November 1834, Carbondale, Lackawanna County, Pa. Date of issue: 24 April 1894. Citation: Running ahead of the line, under a concentrated fire, he shot the color bearer of a Confederate regiment on the works, thus contributing to the success of the attack.

Sources

• U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index