PVT. MICHAEL DOUGHERTY 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: DON MORFE
Submitted By: COURTESY OF HMdb.org
PVT. MICHAEL DOUGHTERY AT THE HEAD OF A DETACHMENT OF HIS COMPANY DASHED ACROSS AN OPEN FIELD, EXPOSED TO A DEADLY FIRE FROM THE ENEMY, AND SUCCEEDED IN DISLODGING THEM FROM AN UNOCCUPIED HOUSE, WHICH HE AND HIS COMRADES DEFENDED FOR SEVERAL HOUSE AGAINST REPEATED ATTACKS, THUS PREVENTING THE ENEMY FROM FLANKING THE POSITION OF THE UNION FORCES.
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