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Civil War

Albert Power

Private · U.S. Army

Company A, 3d Iowa Cavalry

7 March 1862 · Pea Ridge, Arkansas

Branch
U.S. Army
Era
Civil War
Home state
Iowa
Action
Pea Ridge, Arkansas

The citation

Official citation

Under a heavy fire and at great personal risk went to the aid of a dismounted comrade who was surrounded by the enemy, took him up on his own horse, and carried him to a place of safety.

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