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Civil War
Edward L. Gilligan
First Sergeant · U.S. Army
Company E, 88th Pennsylvania Infantry
1 July 1863 · Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Pennsylvania
- Action
- Battle of Gettysburg
The citation
Official citation
Assisted in the capture of a Confederate flag by knocking down the color sergeant.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
