
U.S. Army
Hooker, George White
ConflictCivil War
RankBrevet Lieutenant Colonel U.S. Vols.
Year of Action1862
Unit/CommandCompany E, 4th Vermont Infantry
HometownSalem, New York
Citation
Rode alone, in advance of his regiment, into the enemy’s lines, and before his own men came up received the surrender of the major of a Confederate regiment, together with the colors and 116 men.
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