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Civil War

Elliott M. Norton

Second Lieutenant · U.S. Army

Company H, 6th Michigan Cavalry

6 April 1865 · Sailors Creek, Virginia

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

The citation

Official citation

Rushed ahead of his column and captured the flag of the 44th Tennessee Infantry (C.S.A.).

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Ready I Left My Home — Staff Sgt. Anisha Johnson

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