Medal of Honor Citation

Private

Cassius Peck

Organization: Company F, 1st U.S. Sharpshooters

Entered Service: Brookfield, Vt.

Birth: unknown

Date Medal Issued: 12 October 1892

Date of Action: 19 September 1862

Place of Action: Near Blackburn's Ford, Va.

Citation

Took command of such soldiers as he could get and attacked and captured a Confederate battery of 4 guns. Also, while on a reconnaissance, overtook and captured a Confederate soldier.