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Civil War

Augustus Merrill

Captain · U.S. Army

Company B, 1st Maine Veteran Infantry

2 April 1865 · Petersburg, Virginia

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

The citation

Official citation

With 6 men, captured 69 Confederate prisoners and recaptured several soldiers who had fallen into the enemy's hands.

Sources

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