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Civil War

Jackson Sargent

Sergeant · U.S. Army

Company D, 5th Vermont Infantry

2 April 1865 · Petersburg, Virginia

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Branch
U.S. Army
Era
Civil War
Home state
Vermont
Action
Petersburg, Virginia

The citation

Official citation

First to scale the enemy's works and plant the colors thereon.

Sources

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