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Civil War
Wallace A. Beckwith
Private · U.S. Army
Company F, 21st Connecticut Infantry
13 December 1862 · Fredericksburg, Virginia
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Connecticut
- Action
- Fredericksburg, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
Gallantly responded to a call for volunteers to man a battery, serving with great heroism until the termination of the engagement.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.