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Civil War

James M. Drake

2d Lieutenant · U.S. Army

Company D, 9th New Jersey Infantry

6 May 1864 · Bermuda Hundred, Virginia

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Branch
U.S. Army
Era
Civil War
Home state
New Jersey
Action
Bermuda Hundred, Virginia

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Commanded the skirmish line in the advance and held his position all day and during the night.

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