U.S. Army
McGough, OwenConflictCivil War
Year of Action1861
Unit/CommandBattery D, 5th U.S. Artillery
Citation
Through his personal exertions under a heavy fire, one of the guns of his battery was brought off the field; all the other guns were lost.
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