Loyd Wheaton

MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION

Led the right wing of his regiment, and, springing through an embrasure, was the first to enter the enemy's works, against a strong fire of artillery and infantry.

Conflicts: Civil War
Organization: U.S. Army

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