United States of America
U.S. Army · United States 
Eugene W. Ferris
1841 – 1907
Eugene W. Ferris served the U.S. Army. Eugene was 65 years old.
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U.S. Army
Medal of Honor
1 April 1865 · At Berryville, Va. · First Lieutenant and Adjutant, 30th Massachusetts Infantry.
Accompanied only by an orderly, outside the lines of the Army, he gallantly resisted an attack of 5 of Mosby's cavalry, mortally wounded the leader of the party, seized his horse and pistols, wounded 3 more, and, though wounded himself, escaped.
Awards & Decorations
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For valor
Medal of Honor - Army
Accompanied only by an orderly, outside the lines of the Army, he gallantly resisted an attack of 5 of Mosby's cavalry, mortally wounded the leader of the party, seized his horse and pistols, wounded 3 more, and, though wounded himself, escaped.
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