Civil War
Philip Petty
Sergeant · U.S. Army
Company A, 136th Pennsylvania Infantry
13 December 1862 · Fredericksburg, Virginia
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Pennsylvania
- Action
- Fredericksburg, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
Took up the colors as they fell out of the hands of the wounded color bearer and carried them forward in the charge.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
