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Civil War
Louis P. Di Cesnola
Colonel · U.S. Army
4th New York Cavalry
17 June 1863 · Aldie, Virginia
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- New York
- Action
- Aldie, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
Was present, in arrest, when, seeing his regiment fall back, he rallied his men, accompanied them, without arms, in a second charge, and in recognition of his gallantry was released from arrest. He continued in the action at the head of his regiment until he was desperately wounded and taken prisoner.