Civil War
Martin T. McMahon
Captain · U.S. Army
and aide_de_camp U.S. Volunteers
At White Oak Swamp, Va., 30 June i862. · Place not recorded
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- California
- Action
- Martin T. McMahon, At White Oak Swamp, Va., 30 June i862.
The citation
Official citation
Under fire of the enemy, successfully destroyed a valuable train that had been abandoned and prevented it from falling into the hands of the enemy.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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