Edmund English

MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION

During a rout and while under orders to retreat seized the colors, rallied the men, and drove the enemy back.

Rank: First Sergeant
Date of Issue: February 13, 1891
Conflicts: Civil War
Organization: U.S. Army

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