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Civil War
Joseph Lonsway
Private · U.S. Army
Company D, 20th New York Cavalry
16 October 1864 · Murfrees Station, Virginia
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- New York
- Action
- Murfrees Station, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
Volunteered to swim Blackwater River to get a large flat used as a ferry on other side; succeeded in getting the boat safely across, making it possible for a detachment to cross the river and take possession of the enemy's breastworks.