Theodore Schwan

MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION

At the imminent risk of his own life, while his regiment was falling back before a superior force of the enemy, he dragged a wounded and helpless officer to the rear, thus saving him from death or capture.

Conflicts: Civil War
Organization: U.S. Army

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