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Civil War

James Parke Postles

Captain · U.S. Army

Company A, 1st Delaware Infantry

2 July 1863 · Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Branch
U.S. Army
Era
Civil War
Home state
Delaware
Action
Battle of Gettysburg

The citation

Official citation

Voluntarily delivered an order in the face of heavy fire of the enemy.

Sources

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