Henry Freeman

MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION

Voluntarily went to the front and picked up and carried to a place of safety, under a heavy fire from the enemy, an acting field officer who had been wounded, and was about to fall into enemy hands.

Rank: First Lieutenant
Conflicts: Civil War
Organization: U.S. Army

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