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Civil War

James H. Luther

Private · U.S. Army

Company D, 7th Massachusetts Infantry

3 May 1863 · Fredericksburg, Virginia

Branch
U.S. Army
Era
Civil War
Home state
Massachusetts
Action
Fredericksburg, Virginia

The citation

Official citation

Among the first to jump into the enemy's rifle pits, he himself captured and brought out three prisoners.

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