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Civil War

Alexander Scott

Corporal · U.S. Army

Company D, 10th Vermont Infantry

9 July 1864 · Monocacy, Maryland

Public domain. U.S. National Park Service Source file

Branch
U.S. Army
Era
Civil War
Home state
Vermont
Action
Monocacy, Maryland

The citation

Official citation

Under a very heavy fire of the enemy saved the national flag of his regiment from capture.

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