Civil War
Joseph K. Corson
Assistant Surgeon · U.S. Army
6th Pennsylvania Reserves (35th Pennsylvania Volunteers)
14 October 1863 · Bristoe Station, Virginia
Public domain. Office of Medical History, Office of the Surgeon General of the United States Army Source file
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Pennsylvania
- Action
- Bristoe Station, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
With one companion returned in the face of the enemy's heavy artillery fire and removed to a place of safety a severely wounded soldier who had been left behind as the regiment fell back.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.