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Civil War

Dayton P. Clarke

Captain · U.S. Army

Company F, 2d Vermont Infantry

12 May 1864 · Spotsylvania, Virginia

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

The citation

Official citation

Distinguished conduct in a desperate hand-to-hand fight while commanding the regiment.

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