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Civil War
Miles James
Corporal · U.S. Army
Company B, 36th U.S. Colored Troops
30 September 1864 · Chapins Farm, Virginia
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Virginia
- Action
- Chapins Farm, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
Having had his arm mutilated, making immediate amputation necessary, he loaded and discharged his piece with one hand and urged his men forward; this within 30 yards of the enemy's works.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
