Civil War
Leverett M. Kelley
Sergeant · U.S. Army
Company A, 36th Illinois Infantry
25 November 1863 · Missionary Ridge, Tennessee
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Illinois
- Action
- Missionary Ridge, Tennessee
The citation
Official citation
Sprang over the works just captured from the enemy, and calling upon his comrades to follow, rushed forward in the face of a deadly fire and was among the first over the works on the summit, where he compelled the surrender of a Confederate officer and received his sword.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
