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Civil War
Theodore W. Greig
Second Lieutenant · U.S. Army
Company C, 61st New York Infantry
17 September 1862 · Antietam, Maryland
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- New York
- Action
- Antietam, Maryland
The citation
Official citation
A Confederate regiment, the 4th Alabama Infantry (C.S.A.), having planted its battle flag slightly in advance of the regiment, this officer rushed forward and seized it, and, although shot through the neck, retained the flag and brought it within the Union lines.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
