Civil War
William Y. W. Ripley
Lieutenant Colonel · U.S. Army
1st U.S. Sharpshooters
1 July 1862 · Malvern Hill, Virginia
Public domain. E. M. Haynes Source file
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Vermont
- Action
- Malvern Hill, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
At a critical moment brought up two regiments, which he led against the enemy himself, being severely wounded.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
