Civil War
Lowell M. Maxham
Corporal · U.S. Army
Company F, 7th Massachusetts Infantry
3 May 1863 · Fredericksburg, Virginia
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Massachusetts
- Action
- Fredericksburg, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
Though severely wounded and in face of a deadly fire from the enemy at short range, he rushed bravely forward and was among the first to enter the enemy's works on the crest of Marye's Heights and helped to plant his regimental colors there.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
