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U.S. Army

Hadley, Cornelius Minor

ConflictCivil War

RankFirst Lieutenant

Year of Action1863

Unit/CommandCompany F, 9th Michigan Cavalry

BirthplaceSandy Creek, New York

Citation

With one companion, voluntarily carried through the enemy’s lines important dispatches from Gen. Grant to Gen. Burnside, then besieged within Knoxville, and brought back replies, his comrade’s horse being killed and the man taken prisoner.

Branch: U.S. Army Conflict: Civil War Year of Action: 1863

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