[ Medal of Honor Citation ] Captain Andrew H Embler Organization:    Company D, 59th New York Infantry Entered Service:   New York. Birth:   New York, N.Y. Date Medal Issued:   19 October 1893. Date of Action:   27 October 1864. Place of Action:   Boydton Plank Road, Va. Citation: Charged at the head of 2 regiments, which drove the enemy's main body, gained the crest of the hill near the Burgess house and forced a barricade on the Boydton road.

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