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Civil War

James M. Seitzinger

Private · U.S. Army

Company G, 116th Pennsylvania Infantry

3 June 1864 · Cold Harbor, Virginia

Branch
U.S. Army
Era
Civil War
Home state
Pennsylvania
Action
Cold Harbor, Virginia

The citation

Official citation

When the color bearer was shot down, this soldier seized the colors and bore them gallantly in a charge against the enemy.

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