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Civil War
Russell C. Elliott
Sergeant · U.S. Army
Company B, 3d Massachusetts Cavalry
19 April 1864 · Natchitoches, Louisiana
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Massachusetts
- Action
- Natchitoches, Louisiana
The citation
Official citation
Seeing a Confederate officer in advance of his command, charged on him alone and unaided and captured him.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.