U.S. Army
Prentice, Joseph RollinConflictCivil War
Year of Action1862
Unit/CommandCompany E, 19th U.S. Infantry
HometownLancaster, Ohio
Citation
Voluntarily rescued the body of his commanding officer, who had fallen mortally wounded. He brought off the field his mortally wounded leader under direct and constant rifle fire.
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