Someone to remember today: Thomas Custer
FIRST AWARD
Place and date: At Sailor Creek , Va, April 1865. Date of issue: 26 May 1865. Citation: 2d Lt. Custer leaped his horse over the enemy’s works and captured 2 stands of colors. having his horse shot from under him and receiving a severe wound.
SECOND AWARD
Rank and organization: Second Lieutenant, Company B, 6th Michigan Cavalry. Place and date: At Namozine Church, Va., 10 May 1863. Entered service at: Monroe, Mich. Birth: New Rumley, Ohio. Date of issue: 3 May 1865. Second award. Citation: Capture of flag on 10 May 1863.
Note: The citations are taken verbatim from the Army’s Center for Military History. Careful readers will note that the dates of the battles are incorrect in the citations, as explained in the Wikipedia article.
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