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U.S. Army
Varnum, Charles Albert
Varnum, Charles Albert

ConflictIndian Campaigns
RankColonel
Year of Action1890
Unit/Command7th U.S. Cavalry, Company B
HometownTroy, New York

Citation

While executing an order to withdraw, seeing that a continuance of the movement would expose another troop of his regiment to being cut off and surrounded, he disregarded orders to retire, placed himself in front of his men, led a charge upon the advancmg Indians, regained a commanding position that had just been vacated, and thus insured a safe withdrawal of both detachments without further loss.

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