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Civil War

Horace Ellis

Private · U.S. Army

Company A, 7th Wisconsin Infantry

21 August 1864 · Weldon Railroad, Virginia

Branch
U.S. Army
Era
Civil War
Home state
Wisconsin
Action
Weldon Railroad, Virginia

The citation

Official citation

Capture of flag of 16th Mississippi (C.S.A.).

Sources

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