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Civil War

James Howard

Sergeant · U.S. Army

Company K, 158th New York Infantry

2 April 1865 · Battery Gregg, near Petersburg, Virginia

Branch
U.S. Army
Era
Civil War
Home state
New Jersey
Action
Battery Gregg, near Petersburg, Virginia

The citation

Official citation

Carried the colors in advance of the line of battle, the flagstaff being shot off while he was planting it on the parapet of the fort.

Sources

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Ready I Left My Home — Staff Sgt. Anisha Johnson

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