Joseph Corson

MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION

With one companion returned in the face of the enemy’s heavy artillery fire and removed to a place of safety a severely wounded soldier who had been left behind as the regiment fell back.

Rank: Assistant Surgeon
Conflicts: Civil War
Organization: U.S. Army

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