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Civil War

Charles Marquette

Sergeant · U.S. Army

Company F, 93d Pennsylvania Infantry

2 April 1865 · Petersburg, Virginia

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

The citation

Official citation

Sergeant Marquette, although wounded, was one of the first to plant colors on the enemy's breastworks.

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