U.S. Army
Tremain, Henry EdwinConflictCivil War
RankBrevet Brigadier General
Year of Action1864
Unit/CommandU.S. Volunteers
BirthplaceNew York, New York
Citation
Voluntarily rode between the lines while 2 brigades of Union troops were firing into each other and stopped the firing.
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