Cecil Clay

Lieutenant Colonel Brevet Brigadier General Colonel (National Guard), U.S. Army

American Civil War

Awards & Decorations

Ribbon Rack

Biography

Cecil Clay was captain of Company K in the 58th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He performed gallantly while wounded, earning the Medal of Honor for his actions during the assault and capture of Fort Harrison, Virginia in the Confederate defenses of Richmond, Virginia, on September 29, 1864. He was later chief clerk of the United States Department of Justice.

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Score Breakdown

Victoria Cross(base 100)

+100

Heroic Score100 pts