The President of the United States
in the name of
The Congress
takes pleasure in presenting the

Medal of Honor

to

 

DRURY, JAMES

Rank and Organization: Sergeant, Company C, 4th Vermont Infantry. Place and Date: At Weldon Railroad, Va., 23 June 1864. Entered Service At: Chester, Vt. Birth: Ireland. Date of Issue: 18 January 1893.

Citation:

Saved the colors of his regiment when it was surrounded by a much larger force of the enemy and after the greater part of the regiment had been killed or captured.

 

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