U.S. Army
Palmer, John GideonConflictCivil War
Year of Action1862
Unit/CommandCompany F, 21st Connecticut Infantry
HometownMontville, Connecticut
Citation
First of 6 men who volunteered to assist gunner of a battery upon which the enemy was concentrating its fire, and fought with the battery until the close of the engagement. His commanding officer felt he would never see this man alive again.
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