Civil War
William Marland
First Lieutenant · U.S. Army
2d Independent Battery, Massachusetts Light Artillery
3 November 1863 · Grand Coteau, Louisiana
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Massachusetts
- Action
- Grand Coteau, Louisiana
The citation
Official citation
After having been surrounded by the enemy's cavalry, his support having surrendered, he ordered a charge and saved the section of the battery that was under his command.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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