Pitt Herington

MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION

With one companion and under a fierce fire of the enemy at close range, went to the rescue of a wounded comrade who had fallen between the lines and carried him to a place of safety.

Conflicts: Civil War
Organization: U.S. Army

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