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Civil War

Charles A. Orr

Private · U.S. Army

Company G, 187th New York Infantry

27 October 1864 · Hatchers Run, Virginia

Branch
U.S. Army
Era
Civil War
Home state
New York
Action
Hatchers Run, Virginia

The citation

Official citation

This soldier and two others, voluntarily and under fire, rescued several wounded and helpless soldiers.

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