CAYER, OVILA - Medal of Honor Recipient
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company A, 14th U.S. Volunteers. Place
and date: At Weldon Railroad, Va., 19 August 1864. Entered service at: ?.
Birth: Canada. Date of issue: 15 February 1867. Citation: Commanded the
regiment, all the officers being disabled.
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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