Civil War
Milton Russell
Captain · U.S. Army
Company A, 51st Indiana Infantry
29 December 1862 · Stone River, Tennessee
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Indiana
- Action
- Stone River, Tennessee
The citation
Official citation
Was the first man to cross Stone River and, in the face of a galling fire from the concealed skirmishers of the enemy, led his men up the hillside, driving the opposing skirmishers before them.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
