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Civil War
Alason P. Webber
Musician · U.S. Army
86th Illinois Infantry
27 June 1864 · Kenesaw Mountain, Georgia
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Illinois
- Action
- Kenesaw Mountain, Georgia
The citation
Official citation
Voluntarily joined in a charge against the enemy, which was repulsed, and by his rapid firing in the face of the enemy enabled many of the wounded to return to the Federal lines; with others, held the advance of the enemy while temporary works were being constructed.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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