Jonathan Kirk

MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION

Volunteered for dangerous service and single-handedly captured 13 armed Confederate soldiers and marched them to the rear.

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

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