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Army Medal of Honor

Medal of Honor Citation

Captain

Dayton P Clarke

Organization: Company F, 2d Vermont Infantry

Entered Service: Hermon, N.Y.

Birth: Hermon, N.Y.

Date Medal Issued: 30 June 1892.

Date of Action: 12 May 1864.

Place of Action: Spotsylvania, Va.

Citation

Distinguished conduct in a desperate hand-to-hand fight while commanding the regiment.

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