Civil War
Samuel B. Horne
Captain · U.S. Army
Company H, 11th Connecticut Infantry
29 September 1864 · Fort Harrison, Virginia
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Connecticut
- Action
- Fort Harrison, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
While acting as an aide and carrying an important message, was severely wounded and his horse killed but delivered the order and rejoined his general.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
