Civil War
Peter Sype
Private · U.S. Army
Company B, 47th Ohio Infantry
3 May 1863 · Vicksburg, Mississippi
Public domain. US Army Source file
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Michigan
- Action
- Vicksburg, Mississippi
The citation
Official citation
Was one of a party that volunteered and attempted to run the enemy's batteries with a steam tug and 2 barges loaded with subsistence stores.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
