U.S. Army
Hadley, Cornelius MinorConflictCivil War
RankFirst Lieutenant
Year of Action1863
Unit/CommandCompany F, 9th Michigan Cavalry
HometownSandy 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.
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