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Civil War
Charles F. Sancrainte
Private · U.S. Army
Company B, 15th Michigan Infantry
22 July 1864 · Atlanta, Georgia
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Michigan
- Action
- Atlanta, Georgia
The citation
Official citation
Voluntarily scaled the enemy's breastworks and signaled to his commanding officer in charge; also in single combat captured the colors of the 5th Texas Regiment (C.S.A.).