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Civil War
Rufus King Jr.
First Lieutenant · U.S. Army
4th U.S. Artillery
30 June 1862 · White Oak Swamp Bridge, Virginia
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- New York
- Action
- White Oak Swamp Bridge, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
This officer, when his captain was wounded, succeeded to the command of two batteries while engaged against a superior force of the enemy and fought his guns most gallantly until compelled to retire.
