No verified public-domain photo is on file yet.
Civil War
Orson W. Bennett
First Lieutenant · U.S. Army
Company A, 102d U.S. Colored Troops
30 November 1864 · Honey Hill, South Carolina
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Michigan
- Action
- Honey Hill, South Carolina
The citation
Official citation
After several unsuccessful efforts to recover 3 pieces of abandoned artillery, this officer gallantly led a small force fully 100 yards in advance of the Union lines and brought in the guns, preventing their capture.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
