Английская Википедия:Henry G. Buhrman

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Шаблон:Infobox military person Henry G. Buhrman (January 1844 – June 1, 1906) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Siege of Vicksburg on May 22, 1863.

Union assault

On May 22, 1863, General Ulysses S. Grant ordered an assault on the Confederate heights at Vicksburg, Mississippi. The plan called for a storming party of volunteers to build a bridge across a moat and plant scaling ladders against the enemy embankment in advance of the main attack. This was to be a diversionary attack.Шаблон:Sfnp The volunteers knew the odds were against survival and the mission was called, in nineteenth century vernacular, a "forlorn hope". Only single men were accepted as volunteers and even then, twice as many men as needed came forward and were turned away. The assault began in the early morning following a naval bombardment.Шаблон:Sfnp The Union soldiers came under enemy fire immediately and were pinned down in the ditch they were to cross. Despite repeated attacks by the main Union body, the men of the forlorn hope were unable to retreat until nightfall. Of the 150 men in the storming party, nearly half were killed.Шаблон:Sfnp Seventy-nine of the survivors were awarded the Medal of Honor.

Medal of Honor citation

For gallantry in the charge of the volunteer storming party on 22 May 1863.Шаблон:SfnpШаблон:Sfnp

See also

• List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: A–F
• Battle of Vicksburg
• 54th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry

References

• Шаблон:Cite book
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External links

• Шаблон:Find a Grave
• A Forlorn Hope
• Vicksburg Medal of Honor Recipients

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