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Civil War

Cassius Peck

Private · U.S. Army

Company F, 1st U.S. Sharpshooters

19 September 1862 · Blackburn's Ford, Virginia

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Branch
U.S. Army
Era
Civil War
Home state
Vermont
Action
Blackburn's Ford, Virginia

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Took command of such soldiers as he could get and attacked and captured a Confederate battery of 4 guns. Also, while on a reconnaissance, overtook and captured a Confederate soldier.

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