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Civil War

Andrew J. Tozier

Sergeant · U.S. Army

Company I, 20th Maine Infantry

2 July 1863 · Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Branch
U.S. Army
Era
Civil War
Home state
Maine
Action
Battle of Gettysburg

The citation

Official citation

At the crisis of the engagement this soldier, a color bearer, stood alone in an advanced position, the regiment having been borne back, and defended his colors with musket and ammunition picked up at his feet.

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