U.S. Army
Chase, John F.ConflictCivil War
RankCaptain
Year of Action1863
Unit/Command5th Battery, Maine Light Artillery
HometownChelsea, Maine
Citation
Nearly all the officers and men of the battery having been killed or wounded, this soldier with a comrade continued to fire his gun after the guns had ceased. The piece was then dragged off by the two, the horses having been shot, and its capture by the enemy was prevented.
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