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The Battle of Chancellorsville, April 30 – May 6, 1863, was a major battle of the American Civil War (1861–1865), and the principal engagement of the Chancellorsville campaign. [ 13 ] Confederate General Robert E. Lee 's risky decision to divide his army in the presence of a much larger enemy force resulted in a significant Confederate ...
Medal of Honor winner Thomas W Thompson (1839–1927) c1865: Thomas W. Thompson: Army: Sergeant: Company A, 66th Ohio Infantry: Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia: May 2, 1863: One of a party of four who voluntarily brought into the Union lines, under fire, a wounded Confederate officer from whom was obtained valuable information concerning ...
Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia: May 3, 1863: For extraordinary heroism on 3 May 1863, in action at Chancellorsville, Virginia. First Lieutenant Goodman rescued the colors of the 107th Ohio Volunteers from the enemy. Medal of Honor winner Edwin Goodrich: Edwin Goodrich: Army: First Lieutenant: Company D, 9th New York Volunteer Cavalry Regiment
Battle of Williamsburg, Virginia and Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia: May 5, 1862 and May 2, 1863: This soldier, at Williamsburg, Virginia, then a corporal, at great personal risk, voluntarily saved the lives of and brought from the battlefield 2 wounded comrades. A year later, at Chancellorsville, voluntarily, and at great personal risk ...
Beauregard takes Charleston Federal fort in the first battle of the American Civil War. May 18 –19, 1861: Battle of Sewell's Point: Virginia: D: Inconclusive: Union gunboats fight inconclusive battle with Confederate artillery. May 29 – June 1, 1861: Battle of Aquia Creek: Virginia: D: Inconclusive: Confederate artillery hit by naval ...
Medal of Honor winner Louis Jeanolette Sacriste 1885: Louis J. Sacriste: Army: First Lieutenant: Company D, 116th Pennsylvania Infantry: Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia and Second Battle of Auburn, Virginia: May 3, 1863 and Oct 14, 1863: Saved from capture a gun of the 5th Maine Battery. Voluntarily carried orders which resulted in saving ...
John F. Chase (1843–1914) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.An artilleryman, Chase earned the medal by continuing to work his cannon despite intense Confederate fire at the Battle of Chancellorsville.
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