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

John Snyders Kenyon

Details
  • Rank: Sergeant
  • Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
  • Unit/Command:
    Company D,
    3d New York Cavalry
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: May 15, 1862
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: Trenton, North Carolina, USA
Citation
Voluntarily left a retiring column, returned in the face of the enemy's fire, helped a wounded man upon a horse, and so enabled him to escape capture or death.
Additional Details
  • Accredited to: Schenevus, Otsego County, New York
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Presentation Date & Details: September 28, 1897
  • Born: May 5, 1843, Grosvenors Corners, Schoharie County, NY, United States
  • Died: February 16, 1902
  • Buried: Oakwood Cemetery (MH) (27-74), Syracuse, NY, United States
 

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