U.S. Army
Eddy, Samuel E.ConflictCivil War
Year of Action1865
Unit/CommandCompany D, 37th Massachusetts Infantry
HometownWhitingham, Vermont
Citation
Saved the life of the adjutant of his regiment by voluntarily going beyond the line and there killing one of the enemy then in the act of firing upon the wounded officer. Was assailed by several of the enemy, run through the body with a bayonet, and pinned to the ground, but while so. situated he shot and killed his assailant.
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