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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
Richard Gage
Private, U.S. Army
American Civil War
Awards & Decorations
Ribbon Rack
Biography
Richard J. Gage was a soldier in the 104th Illinois Infantry during the American Civil War. On July 2, 1863, he volunteered for an attack on a blockhouse by the Elk River in Tennessee. On October 30, 1897, he received the Medal of Honor, the highest decoration in the U.S. military, for his participation in this action.
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Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Heroic Score100 pts