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Civil War
Leonidas M. Godley
First Sergeant · U.S. Army
Company E., 22d Iowa Infantry
22 May 1863 · Vicksburg, Mississippi
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Iowa
- Action
- Vicksburg, Mississippi
The citation
Official citation
Led his company in the assault on the enemy's works and gained the parapet, there receiving 3 very severe wounds. He lay all day in the sun, was taken prisoner, and had his leg amputated without anesthetics.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
