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Civil War
Nathaniel C. Barker
Sergeant · U.S. Army
Company E, 11th New Hampshire Infantry
12 May 1864 · Spotsylvania, Virginia
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- New Hampshire
- Action
- Spotsylvania, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
Six color bearers of the regiment having been killed, he voluntarily took both flags of the regiment and carried them through the remainder of the battle.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
