BECKWITH, WALLACE A. - Medal of Honor Recipient
Rank and organization: Private, Company F, 21st Connecticut Infantry.
Place and date: At Fredericksburg, Va., 13 December 1862. Entered service
at: New London, Conn. Birth: New London, Conn. Date of issue: 15 February
1897. Citation: Gallantly responded to a call for volunteers to man a battery,
serving with great heroism until the termination of the engagement.
This data was extracted from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. Senate, Medal of Honor Recipients: 1863-1973 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1973)
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