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Civil War
Samuel S. French
Private · U.S. Army
Company E, 7th Michigan Infantry
31 May 1862 · Fair Oaks, Virginia
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Michigan
- Action
- Fair Oaks, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
Continued fighting, although wounded, until he fainted from loss of blood.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.