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U.S. Army

John Henry Patterson

ConflictCivil War

RankBrigadier General Ret.

Year of Action1864

Unit/Command11th U.S. Infantry

BirthplaceNew York

Citation

Under the heavy fire of the advancing enemy, picked up and carried several hundred yards to a place of safety a wounded officer of his regiment who was helpless and would otherwise have been burned in the forest.

Branch: U.S. Army Conflict: Civil War Year of Action: 1864

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