U.S. Army
Ames, AdelbertConflictCivil War
RankBrevet Major General
Year of Action1861
Unit/Command5th U.S. Artillery
HometownRockland, Maine
Citation
Remained upon the field in command of a section of Griffin’s Battery, directing its fire after being severely wounded and refusing to leave the field until too weak to sit upon the caisson where he had been placed by men of his command.
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