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Civil War

Albert E. Fernald

First Lieutenant · U.S. Army

Company F, 20th Maine Infantry

1 April 1865 · Five Forks, Virginia

Branch
U.S. Army
Era
Civil War
Home state
Maine
Action
Five Forks, Virginia

The citation

Official citation

During a rush at the enemy, Lt. Fernald seized, during a scuffle, the flag of the 9th Virginia Infantry (C.S.A.).

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