Английская Википедия:Edward R. Hanford

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox military person Edward Raymond Hanford (c. 1845–1890) was a private in the 2nd U.S. Cavalry, Company H, during the American Civil War.[1] Born in Allegany County, New York, in 1845, Hanford captured the battle flag of the 32nd Battalion Virginia Cavalry of the Confederate States of America at the Battle of Tom's Brook, Woodstock, Virginia, on 9 October 1864.[1][2]Шаблон:Sfnp The Union charge, led by generals Wesley Merritt and George Armstrong Custer, successfully forced the Confederates to retreat Шаблон:Convert southward of Woodstock.[3] Hanford received the Medal of Honor on 14 October 1864 for capturing the Confederate battle flag during the charge and for demonstrating "extraordinary heroism".[2] Hanford died in California in 1890 and was buried in the Mokelumne Hill Protestant Cemetery of Mokelumne Hill, Calaveras County.[4]

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