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Civil War

J. Harry Thompson

Surgeon · U.S. Army

U.S. Volunteers

14 March 1862 · New Bern, North Carolina

Branch
U.S. Army
Era
Civil War
Home state
New York
Action
New Bern, North Carolina

The citation

Official citation

Voluntarily reconnoitered the enemy's position and carried orders under the hottest fire.

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