HENRY, GUY V. - Medal of Honor Recipient


Rank and organization:   Colonel, 40th Massachusetts Infantry. Place and date: At Cold Harbor, Va., 1 June 1864.

Entered service at:   Reading Pa.

Birth:   Fort Smith, Indian Ter.

Date of issue:   5 December 1893.

Citation:   Led the assaults of his brigade upon the enemy's works, where he had 2 horses shot under him.

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)