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U.S. Army

Richard Napoleon Batchelder

ConflictCivil War

RankBrigadier General

Year of Action1863

Unit/Command2nd Corps

BirthplaceLake Village (Now Lakeport), New Hampshire

Citation

Being ordered to move his trains by a continuous day-and-night march, and without the usual military escort, armed his teamsters and personally commanded them, successfully fighting against heavy odds and bringing his trains through without the loss of a wagon.

Branch: U.S. Army Conflict: Civil War Year of Action: 1863