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Civil War
James Sweeney
Private · U.S. Army
Company A, 1st Vermont Cavalry
19 October 1864 · Cedar Creek, Virginia
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Vermont
- Action
- Cedar Creek, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
With one companion captured the State flag of a North Carolina regiment, together with 3 officers and an ambulance with its mules and driver.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
