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Civil War

Daniel McFall

Sergeant · U.S. Army

Company E, 17th Michigan Infantry

12 May 1864 · Spotsylvania, Virginia

Branch
U.S. Army
Era
Civil War
Home state
Michigan
Action
Spotsylvania, Virginia

The citation

Official citation

Captured Col. Barker, commanding the Confederate brigade that charged the Union batteries; on the same day rescued Lt. George W. Harmon of his regiment from the enemy.

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