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Civil War
George W. Harris
Private · U.S. Army
Company B, 148th Pennsylvania Infantry
12 May 1864 · Spotsylvania, Virginia
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Pennsylvania
- Action
- Spotsylvania, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
Capture of flag, wresting it from the color bearer and shooting an officer who attempted to regain it.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
