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Ambrose Porter
Sergeant
1839 – 1916
Sergeant Ambrose Porter served the U.S. Army. Ambrose was 76 years old.
Service Record
U.S. Army
Sergeant
Medal of Honor
7 August 1864 · At Tallahatchie River, Miss. · Commissary Sergeant, Company D, 12th Missouri Cavalry.
Was 1 of 4 volunteers who swam the river under a brisk fire of the enemy's sharpshooters and brought over a ferry boat by means of which the troops crossed and dislodged the enemy from a strong position.
Awards & Decorations
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For valor
Medal of Honor - Army
Was 1 of 4 volunteers who swam the river under a brisk fire of the enemy's sharpshooters and brought over a ferry boat by means of which the troops crossed and dislodged the enemy from a strong position.
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