Civil War
Walter Thorn
Second Lieutenant · U.S. Army
Company G, 116th U.S. Colored Troops
1 January 1865 · Dutch Gap Canal, Virginia
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- New York
- Action
- Dutch Gap Canal, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
After the fuze to the mined bulkhead had been lit, this officer, learning that the picket guard had not been withdrawn, mounted the bulkhead and at great personal peril warned the guard of its danger.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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