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Civil War
James M. Elision
Sergeant · U.S. Army
Company C, Iowa Infantry
22 May 1863 · Vicksburg, Mississippi
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Iowa
- Action
- Vicksburg, Mississippi
The citation
Official citation
Carried the colors in advance of his regiment and was shot down while attempting to plant them on the enemy's works.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
