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Civil War

Francis A. Wilson

Corporal · U.S. Army

Company B, 95th Pennsylvania Infantry

2 April 1865 · Petersburg, Virginia

Branch
U.S. Army
Era
Civil War
Home state
Pennsylvania
Action
Petersburg, Virginia

The citation

Official citation

Was among the first to penetrate the enemy's lines and himself captured a gun of the 2 batteries captured.

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