Civil War
Theodore S. Peck
First Lieutenant · U.S. Army
Company H, 9th Vermont Infantry
2 February 1864 · Newport Barracks, North Carolina
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Vermont
- Action
- Newport Barracks, North Carolina
The citation
Official citation
By long and persistent resistance and burning the bridges, kept a superior force of the enemy at bay and covered the retreat of the garrison.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
