Luman L. Cadwell

Sergeant · U.S. Army

Company B, 2d New York Veteran Cavalry

20 September 1864 · Alabama Bayou, Louisiana

Branch: U.S. Army
Era: Civil War
Home state: New York
Action: Alabama Bayou, Louisiana

The citation

Official citation

Swam the bayou under fire of the enemy and captured and brought off a boat by means of which the command crossed and routed the enemy.

Sources

U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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