JOHN T PATTERSON MEDAL OF HONOR GRAVESTONE
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Listing Details
Type of Memorial: Medal of Honor Grave Stones Type II
Access: Cemetery
Wars Commemorated: CIVIL WAR
Photograph By: MELINDA ROBERTS
Submitted By: WISCONSINHISTORICALMARKERS.BLOGSPOT.COM
His award citation reads:
With one companion, voluntarily went in front of the Union lines, under a heavy fire from the enemy, and carried back a helpless, wounded comrade, thus saving him from death or capture.
His companion, Pvt. Elbridge Robinson, also of the 122nd Ohio, also received the Medal of Honor.
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