According to one account, Francis Warren received a serious scalp wound in the attack and initially was mistaken for dead, however, an alert doctor noticed he was alive and pulled him from the mass burial trench before it was covered.
Another account says that after his entire platoon was destroyed by Confederate bombardment, he was wounded but still managed to disable the enemy artillery.
Another account says that he was knocked down when the fascine he was carrying was struck by an artillery shall and he lay unconscious for several hours.
This same last account says that later, Congress recognized the valor of the volunteers and awarded them Medals of Honor.
The date of issue for Francis Warren's Medal of Honor was September 30, 1893. At the time, he was also serving his first term as U.S. Senator from Wyoming.
It's citation reads:
Volunteered in response to a call, and took part in a movement that was made upon the enemy's works under a heavy fire therefrom in advance of the general assault.
I just have to wonder how much his service as Wyoming territorial governor and first U.S. governor and being in the U.S. Senate had to do with it.
--Old Secesh
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