
U.S. Army
Godley, Leonidas Mahlon
ConflictCivil War
Year of Action1863
Unit/CommandCompany E, 22nd Iowa Infantry
HometownWest Virginia
Citation
Led his company in the assault on the enemy’s works and gained the parapet, there receiving 3 very severe wounds. He lay all day in the sun, was taken prisoner, and had his leg amputated without anesthetics.
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