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Civil War
William W. McCammon
First Lieutenant · U.S. Army
Company E, 24th Missouri Infantry
3 October 1862 · Corinth, Mississippi
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Missouri
- Action
- Corinth, Mississippi
The citation
Official citation
While on duty as provost marshal, voluntarily assumed command of his company, then under fire, and so continued in command until the repulse and retreat of the enemy on the following day, the loss to this company during the battle being very great.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
