John Fassett

MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION

While acting as an aide, voluntarily led a regiment to the relief of a battery and recaptured its guns from the enemy.

Rank: Captain
Date of Issue: December 29, 1894
Conflicts: Civil War
Organization: U.S. Army

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