U.S. Army
Putnam, Edgar PierpontConflictCivil War
RankBrevet Major New York Volunteers
Year of Action1864
Unit/CommandCompany D, 9th New York Cavalry
BirthplaceStockton, New York
Citation
With a small force on a reconnaissance drove off a strong body of the enemy, charged into another force of the enemy’s cavalry and stampeded them, taking 27 prisoners.
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