Theodore Greig

MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION

A Confederate regiment, the 4th Alabama Infantry (C.S.A.), having planted its battle flag slightly in advance of the regiment, this officer rushed forward and seized it, and, although shot through the neck, retained the flag and brought it within the Union lines.

Rank: Second Lieutenant
Conflicts: Civil War
Organization: U.S. Army

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