Civil War
Joseph Taylor
Private · U.S. Army
Company E, 7th Rhode Island Infantry
18 August 1864 · Weldon Railroad, Virginia
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Rhode Island
- Action
- Weldon Railroad, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
While acting as an orderly to a general officer on the field and alone, encountered a picket of 3 of the enemy and compelled their surrender.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
