Andrew Embler

MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION

Charged at the head of 2 regiments, which drove the enemy’s main body, gained the crest of the hill near the Burgess house and forced a barricade on the Boydton road.

Rank: Captain
Date of Issue: July 28, 1893
Conflicts: Civil War
Organization: U.S. Army

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