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Civil War
Richard H. Wood
Captain · U.S. Army
Company A, 97th Illinois Infantry
22 May 1863 · Vicksburg, Mississippi
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Illinois
- Action
- Vicksburg, Mississippi
The citation
Official citation
Led the "volunteer storming party," which made a most gallant assault upon the enemy's works.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
