Michael Sowers

MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION

His horse having been shot from under him he voluntarily and on foot participated in the cavalry charge made upon one of the forts, conducting himself throughout with great personal bravery.

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

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