Civil War
Orion P. Howe
Musician · U.S. Army
Company C, 55th Illinois Infantry
19 May 1863 · Vicksburg, Mississippi
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Illinois
- Action
- Vicksburg, Mississippi
The citation
Official citation
A drummer boy, 14 years of age, and severely wounded and exposed to a heavy fire from the enemy, he persistently remained upon the field of battle until he had reported to Gen. W. T. Sherman the necessity of supplying cartridges for the use of troops under command of Colonel Malmborg.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
