John Adams

MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION

Seized the 2 colors from the hands of a corporal and a lieutenant as they fell mortally wounded, and with a color in each hand advanced across the field to a point where the regiment was reformed on those colors.

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

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