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Civil War
Morton A. Read
Lieutenant · U.S. Army
Company D, 8th New York Cavalry
8 April 1865 · Appomattox Station, Virginia
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- New York
- Action
- Appomattox Station, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
Capture of flag of 1st Texas Infantry (C.S.A.).
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.