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Civil War

Benjamin F. Young

Corporal · U.S. Army

Company I, 1st Michigan Sharpshooters

17 June 1864 · Petersburg, Virginia

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

The citation

Official citation

Capture of flag of 35th North Carolina Infantry (C.S.A.).

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