BUCKINGHAM, DAVID E. - Medal of Honor Recipient
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, Company E, 4th Delaware Infantry.
Place and date: At Rowanty Creek, Va., 5 February 1865. Entered service
at: ?. Born: 3 February 1840, Pleasant Hill, Del. Date of issue: 13
February 1895. Citation: Swam the partly frozen creek, under fire, in the
attempt to capture a crossing.
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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