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Civil War

Henry Capehart

Colonel · U.S. Army

1st West Virginia Cavalry

22 May 1864 · Greenbrier River, West Virginia

Branch
U.S. Army
Era
Civil War
Home state
Ohio
Action
Greenbrier River, West Virginia

The citation

Official citation

Saved, under fire, the life of a drowning soldier.

Sources

Ready I Left My Home — Staff Sgt. Anisha Johnson

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