Andrew Barclay Spurling "Medal of Honor ● BVT Brig General ● 2 Maine Cav ● Civil War"
~ Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Brevet Brigadier General in the Union Army. He was awarded the Medal of Honor as a Lieutentant Colonel in the 2d Maine Cavalry for action on March 23, 1865 at Evergreen, Alabama. His citation reads "Advanced alone in the darkness beyond the picket line, came upon three of the enemy, fired upon them (his fire being returned), wounded two, and captured the whole party."
-- Rosehill Cemetey and Mausoleum, Chicago IL
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