DAVID P. CASEY MEDAL OF HONOR WAR MEMORIAL
Medal of Honor citation:
Two color bearers having been shot dead one after the other, the last one far in advance of his regiment and close to the enemy's line, this soldier rushed forward, and, under a galling fire, after removing the dead body of the bearer therefrom, secured the flag and returned with it to the Union lines.
Two color bearers having been shot dead one after the other, the last one far in advance of his regiment and close to the enemy's line, this soldier rushed forward, and, under a galling fire, after removing the dead body of the bearer therefrom, secured the flag and returned with it to the Union lines.
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Listing Details
- Public
- CIVIL WAR
- Medal of Honor War Memorials
- MEMORIAL SQUARE
- 01588
- WILLIAM FISCHER, JR.
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