Civil War
William E. Richey
Corporal · U.S. Army
Company A, 15th Ohio Infantry
19 September 1863 · Chickamauga, Georgia
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Ohio
- Action
- Chickamauga, Georgia
The citation
Official citation
While on the extreme front, between the lines of the combatants single_handed he captured a Confederate major who was armed and mounted.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
