Civil War
Ovila Cayer
Sergeant · U.S. Army
Company A, 14th U.S. Volunteers
19 August 1864 · Weldon Railroad, Virginia
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Action
- Weldon Railroad, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
Commanded the regiment, all the officers being disabled.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.