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Civil War
William B. Avery
Lieutenant · U.S. Army
U.S. Army, 1st New York Marine Artillery
5 June 1862 · Tranters Creek, North Carolina
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Rhode Island
- Action
- Tranters Creek, North Carolina
The citation
Official citation
Handled his battery with greatest coolness amidst the hottest fire.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.