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

Richard Beddows

Details
  • Rank: Private
  • Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
  • Unit/Command:
    34th New York Battery
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: May 18, 1864
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Citation
Brought his guidon off in safety under a heavy fire of musketry after he had lost it by his horse becoming furious from the bursting of a shell.
Additional Details
  • Accredited to: Flushing, Queens County, New York
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Presentation Date & Details: July 10, 1896
  • Born: June 27, 1843, Liverpool, England
  • Died: February 15, 1922, Mt. Vernon, NY, United States
  • Buried: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery (DN-3-4), New Rochelle, NY, United States
  • Location of Medal: New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center, Saratoga Springs, NY
 

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