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Cornelius M. Hadley

1838 – 1902
Medal of Honor - Army
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Cornelius M. Hadley served the U.S. Army. Cornelius was 63 years old.

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Medal of Honor Recipient Cornelius M. Hadley
Medal of Honor Recipient Cornelius M. Hadley
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U.S. Army
Medal of Honor
Medal of Honor
20 November 1863 · At siege of Knoxville, Tenn. · Sergeant, Company F, 9th Michigan Cavalry.

With one companion, voluntarily carried through the enemy's lines important dispatches from Gen. Grant to Gen. Burnside, then besieged within Knoxville, and brought back replies, his comrade's horse being killed and the man taken prisoner.

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Medal of Honor - Army November 20, 1863 · At siege of Knoxville, Tenn. · Sergeant, Company F, 9th Michigan Cavalry.
With one companion, voluntarily carried through the enemy's lines important dispatches from Gen. Grant to Gen. Burnside, then besieged within Knoxville, and brought back replies, his comrade's horse being killed and the man taken prisoner.
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