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U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army

Russell C Elliott

Details
  • Rank: Sergeant (Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant)
  • Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
  • Unit/Command:
    Company B,
    3d Massachusetts Cavalry
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: April 19, 1864
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: Natchitoches, Louisiana, USA
Citation
Seeing a Confederate officer in advance of his command, charged on him alone and unaided and captured him.
Additional Details
  • Accredited to: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Presentation Date & Details: November 20, 1896
  • Born: 1842, Concord, Merrimack County, NH, United States
  • Died: October 23, 1898, East Somerville, MA, United States
  • Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery (MH) (C Path Laurel Hill 200), Everett, MA, United States
 

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