Walter Jamieson

MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION

Voluntarily went between the lines under a heavy fire at Petersburg, Va., to the assistance of a wounded and helpless officer, whom he carried within the Union lines. At Fort Harrison, Va., seized the regimental color, the color bearer and guard having been shot down, and, rushing forward, planted it upon the fort in full view of the entire brigade.

Rank: First Sergeant
Conflicts: Civil War
Organization: U.S. Army

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