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Civil War

Henry C. Peters

Private · U.S. Army

Company B, 47th Ohio Infantry

3 May 1863 · Vicksburg, Mississippi

Branch
U.S. Army
Era
Civil War
Home state
Michigan
Action
Vicksburg, Mississippi

The citation

Official citation

Was one of a party that volunteered and attempted to run the enemy's batteries with a steam tug and 2 barges loaded with subsistence stores.

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