U.S. Army
Eugene W. Ferris
ConflictCivil War
RankCaptain
Year of Action1865
Unit/Command30th Massachusetts Infantry
BirthplaceSpringfield, Vermont
Citation
Accompanied only by an orderly, outside the lines of the Army, he gallantly resisted an attack of 5 of Mosby’s cavalry, mortally wounded the leader of the party, seized his horse and pistols, wounded 3 more, and, though wounded himself, escaped.
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