Civil War
Oliver O. Howard
Brigadier General · U.S. Army
U.S. Volunteers
1 June 1862 · Fair Oaks, Virginia
Public domain. Mathew Brady (1823?–1896) or Levin C. Handy (1855?–1932) Source file
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Maine
- Action
- Fair Oaks, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
Led the 61st New York Infantry in a charge in which he was twice severely wounded in the right arm, necessitating amputation.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
