Michael Dougherty

Branch

U.S. Army

Era

Civil War

Home state

Pennsylvania

Action

Jefferson, Virginia

The citation

Official citation

At the head of a detachment of his company dashed across an open field, exposed to a deadly fire from the enemy, and succeeded in dislodging them from an unoccupied house, which he and his comrades defended for several hours against repeated attacks, thus preventing the enemy from flanking the position of the Union forces.

Sources

• U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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