John Deane

MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION

This officer, observing an abandoned gun within Fort Haskell, called for volunteers, and under a heavy fire, worked the gun until the enemy's advancing line was routed.

Rank: Major
Conflicts: Civil War
Organization: U.S. Army

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