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Civil War

Albert D. Wright

Captain · U.S. Army

Company G, 43d U.S. Colored Troops

30 July 1864 · Petersburg, Virginia

Branch
U.S. Army
Era
Civil War
Home state
Pennsylvania
Action
Petersburg, Virginia

The citation

Official citation

Advanced beyond the enemy's lines, capturing a stand of colors and its color guard; was severely wounded.

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