U.S. Army
Farnsworth, Herbert E.ConflictCivil War
RankCaptain
Year of Action1864
Unit/Command10th New York Cavalry (Porter Guard)
HometownPerrysburg, New York
Citation
Voluntarily carried a message which stopped the firing of a Union battery into his regiment, in which service he crossed a ridge in plain view and swept by the fire of both armies.
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