| Birth: | Mar. 21, 1838 | | Death: | Mar. 18, 1900 | 
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Served during the Civil War as a 1st Lieutenant in the 4th United States Regular Artillery. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at White Oak Swamp Bridge, Virginia on June 30, 1862. His citation reads “This officer, when his captain was wounded, succeeded to the command of two batteries while engaged against a superior force of the enemy and fought his guns most gallantly until compelled to retire”. His artillery, consisting of 8 guns, fought off a concentrated Confederate attack on the rear guard of the Army of the Potomac, which had been retreating from Savage Station. They were the only obstacle preventing Confederate forces from rebuilding a bridge the Union Army had burned, preventing the Rebels from crossing over a river to destroy badly needed Union supplies. He and his men endured fire from over 30 Rebel artillery pieces for over 17 hours in their successful defense of the Union rear. His Medal was awarded to him on April 2, 1898. He received the brevet of Major, US Regular Army for his wartime service. (bio by: Russ Dodge)
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Rufus King (1814 - 1876)
Search Amazon for Rufus King | | | Burial:
Evergreen Cemetery and Crematory
Hillside
Union County
New Jersey, USA
Plot: 42-Lawn Plot, Map 5 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Mar 21, 1999
Find A Grave Memorial# 4849 |
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