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VETERANS PLAZA-MEDAL OF HONOR VETERANS WALKWAY STONE G

VETERANS PLAZA-MEDAL OF HONOR VETERANS WALKWAY STONE G
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Listing Details

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Location: 600 N MAIN STREET

City: JANESVILLE

State: Wisconsin

Zip Code: 53545

Type of Memorial: Medal of Honor War Memorials

Year Dedicated: 1970

Access: Public

Wars Commemorated: CIVIL WAR

Photograph By: SUSAN VAN DEN BOSCH

Submitted By: COURTESY OF HMdb.org

or extraordinary heroism on 6 October 1863, while serving with Company C, 3d Wisconsin Cavalry, in action at Baxter Springs, Kansas. While in command of two companies of Cavalry, First Lieutenant Pond was surprised and attacked by several times his own number of guerrillas, but gallantly rallied his men, and after a severe struggle drove the enemy outside the fortifications. First Lieutenant Pond then went outside the works and, alone and unaided, fired a howitzer three times, throwing the enemy into confusion and causing him to retire.

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