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Civil War

Charles Schorn

Chief Bugler · U.S. Army

Company M, 1st West Virginia Cavalry

8 April 1865 · Appomattox, Virginia

Branch
U.S. Army
Era
Civil War
Home state
West Virginia
Action
Appomattox, Virginia

The citation

Official citation

Capture of flag of the Sumter Flying Artillery (C.S.A.).

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