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Civil War
George E. Sidman
Private · U.S. Army
Company C, 16th Michigan Infantry
27 June 1862 · Gaines Mill, Virginia
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Michigan
- Action
- Gaines Mill, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
Distinguished bravery in battle. Rallied his comrades to charge vastly superior force until wounded in the hip. He was a 16_year_old drummer.
