Daniel Butterfield

MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION

Seized the colors of the 83d Pennsylvania Volunteers at a critical moment and, under a galling fire of the enemy, encouraged the depleted ranks to renewed exertion.

Rank: Brigadier General
Conflicts: Civil War
Organization: U.S. Army

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