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Civil War
Joseph O. Gregg
Private · U.S. Army
Company F, 133d Ohio Infantry
16 June 1864 · the Richmond " Petersburg Ry, Virginia
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Ohio
- Action
- the Richmond " Petersburg Ry, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
Voluntarily returned to the breastworks which his regiment had been forced to abandon to notify 3 missing companies that the regiment was falling back; found the enemy already in the works, refused a demand to surrender, returning to his command under a concentrated fire, several bullets passing through his hat and clothing.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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