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Civil War

Gave his life

Henry S. Wells

Private · U.S. Army

Company C, 148th New York Infantry

29 September 1864 · Chapins Farm, Virginia

Branch
U.S. Army
Era
Civil War
Home state
New York
Action
Chapins Farm, Virginia

The citation

Official citation

With 2 comrades, took position in advance of the skirmish line, within short distance of the enemy's gunners, and drove them from their guns.

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