LILLEY, JOHN
Rank and Organization: Private, Company F, 205th Pennsylvania Infantry. Place
and Date: At Petersburg, Va., 2 April 1865. Birth: Mifflin County, Pa. Date
of Issue: 20 May 1865.
Citation:
After his regiment began to waiver he rushed on alone to capture the enemy flag. He
reached the works and the Confederate color bearer who, at bayonet point, he caused to
surrender with several enemy soldiers. He kept his prisoners in tow when they realized he
was alone as his regiment in the meantime withdrew further to the rear.
|