Civil War
Wheelock G. Veazey
Colonel · U.S. Army
16th Vermont Infantry
3 July 1863 · Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Vermont
- Action
- Battle of Gettysburg
The citation
Official citation
Rapidly assembled his regiment and charged the enemy's flank; charged front under heavy fire, and charged and destroyed a Confederate brigade, all this with new troops in their first battle.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
