U.S. Army
Hesseltine, Francis SnowConflictCivil War
Year of Action1863
Unit/Command13th Maine Infantry
HometownBangor, Maine
Citation
In command of a detachment of 100 men, conducted a reconnaissance for 2 days, baffling and beating back an attacking force of more than a thousand Confederate cavalry, and regained his transport without loss.
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