U.S. Army
White, John HenryConflictCivil War
Year of Action1862
Unit/CommandCompany A, 90th Pennsylvania Infantry
HometownPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Citation
At the imminent risk of his life, crawled to a nearby spring within the enemy’s range and exposed to constant fire filled a large number of canteens, and returned in safety to the relief of his comrades who were suffering from want of water.
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