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Civil War

George H. Littlefield

Corporal · U.S. Army

Company G, 1st Maine Veteran Infantry

25 March 1865 · Fort Fisher, Virginia

Branch
U.S. Army
Era
Civil War
Home state
Maine
Action
Fort Fisher, Virginia

The citation

Official citation

The color sergeant having been wounded, this soldier picked up the flag and bore it to the front, to the great encouragement of the charging column.

Sources

Ready I Left My Home — Staff Sgt. Anisha Johnson

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