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Galusha Pennypacker — Victoria Cross

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Heroic Score1001057th out of 4480

Number of Medals2

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score1022193 of 4480

U.S. Army#443of 2016

Infantry#417of 1502

American Civil War#10of 1091

Bermuda Hundred Campaign#1of 4

Battle of Ware Bottom Church (WIA)#1of 1

Battle of Cold Harbor#3of 26

Siege of Petersburg#2of 25

Battle of New Market Heights (WIA)#1of 1

Second Battle of Fort Fisher (WIA)#1of 1

Galusha Pennypacker

Brigadier General Brevet Major General, U.S. Army

American Civil WarBermuda Hundred CampaignBattle of Ware Bottom Church (WIA)Battle of Cold HarborSiege of PetersburgBattle of New Market Heights (WIA)Second Battle of Fort Fisher (WIA)

Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor
Civil War Campaign Medal

Ribbon Rack

Biography

Uriah Galusha Pennypacker was a Union general during the American Civil War. He may be the youngest person to hold the rank of brigadier general in the US Army and remains the only general too young to vote for the president who appointed him. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his leadership at the Second Battle of Fort Fisher during the Civil War.

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Score Breakdown

Medal of Honor(base 100)

+100

Heroic Score100 pts