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Dayton P. Clarke — Victoria Cross

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Heroic Score1001058th out of 4481

Number of Medals2

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score1022194 of 4481

U.S. Army#443of 2016

Infantry#417of 1502

American Civil War#10of 1091

Dayton P. Clarke

Captain, U.S. Army

American Civil War

Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor
Civil War Campaign Medal

Ribbon Rack

Biography

Captain Dayton P. Clarke was an American soldier who served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He is remembered for his conspicuous bravery during one of the war's most intense conflicts, the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House in Virginia.

On 12 May 1864, during the height of the battle, Clarke performed the actions that would later earn him the nation's highest military decoration. For his gallantry in combat, he was officially honored with the Medal of Honor decades later on 30 June 1892.

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Score Breakdown

Medal of Honor(base 100)

+100

Heroic Score100 pts