DELAND, FREDERICK N. - Medal of Honor Recipient
Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 40th Massachusetts Infantry.
Place and date: At Port Hudson, La., 27 May 1863. Entered service at: ?.
Born: 25 December 1843, Sheffield, Mass. Date of issue: 22 June 1896. Citation:
Volunteered in response to a call and, under a heavy fire from the enemy,
advanced and assisted in filling with fascines a ditch which presented
a serious obstacle to the troops attempting to take the works of the enemy
by assault.
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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